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... and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - these were my favorite books as a teen and still remain quite up there!
- The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey - I suggest starting with Dragonsong. If you like these, you might want to try her more science fictiony series. When I was ... Have you ever stopped reading an author because you found out that they were... well.... a jerk?
My example is Anne McCaffrey. I loved her Dragonrider series, her Ship who _____ series, Dinosaur Planet, Freedom's Landing etc etc....
I enjoyed her novels enough to join in an online role ... I still think the original 5 Pern books are by far the best. The first ones were Dragonflight, Dragonquest, Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and The White Dragon. The rest, you may read because you love the concept, or to follow some of the characters, but most of the originality and charm are ... ... is how I discovered that I really liked O.S Card's works and didn't really like P.K. Dick's. I would never have read the Dragonriders of Pern series without this 'cause I thought I didn't like Dragons. I think I made it to Shinn before I moved away.
Ahh... the good ol' days. ... the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey? They cross the SF / Fantasy borders so might be worth a try if you haven't. Start with Dragonflight. ... the Silence by Elizabeth Kerner
8. Mistress of Dragons by Margaret Weis
9. Dragonborn by Jade Lee
10. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
... and Anne McCaffrey.
McCaffrey has a series of books set on another planet where people ride dragons to save the world (Dragonriders of Pern - my favorite to start with is Dragonsong), and a few other interesting ones too - Another favorite when I was 13 is a series about telepaths and ... @38, Sounds like the first of the Pern books, Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey. >38 the book in post 37 is Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
I haven't read Dragonflight
But I have read Foundation I haven't readFire:Tales of Elemental Spirits
But I have readDragonflight MasterHarper Robinton in the Pern books. He is such a strong character in the early books, and I think he must be the most sensible person on the planet. Eventually he gets his own book, but I prefer reading about him in the earlier ones. ... to the idea of it being the "official" first book in the series).
My first "grown-up" SFF book was Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight. ... books :-)
Others, can clearly recall staying with older cousins when I was 12 or 13 and reading Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight and being transfixed by it.
And for getting into epic fantasy, stumbing across Daughter of the Empire in our school library at age 14? and being absolutely ... ... try some Ann McCaffrey books. There are several of those that fit the bill. If you read the Dragonriders of Pern series (DragonFlight, DragonQuest, The White Dragon), there is an element of romance, and the female characters are quite strong. The last one has a male lead character, but ... ... account for a long time but just now starting to use it and figure it out.
Currently I'm in Ruath's Hold with Lessa in Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey ... The Mote in God's Eye is one of them. 3 of them are books 5, 1, and 2 of the Chronicles of Narnia, two are McCaffreys (Dragonflight and Dragonsong), two are Nortons (Year of the Unicorn and Zarthor's Bane), with Brin's Startide Rising and Card's Speaker for the Dead comprising the ... the Color of Magic
Dragonflight
Terrier
Friends have been recommending Pratchett to me for ages, and I've finally started reading Discworld. Last Continent and Small Gods were both amazing. Can't wait to read this one. Dragonflight was another recommendation from some RL friends, and ... ... I'm not big on mysteries either....
Series I have read/started reading and liked:
Maximum Ride by James Patterson
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld
Hitchhiker's by Douglas Adams
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
... ... by Robert Jordan I need the last two books and then I have them all!
Almost anything by Anne or Todd McCaffrey but mostly Dragonriders of Pern.
The Noble Dead Saga by Barb and J.C Hendee
Anything by Tamora Pierce. ... have been tightened up.
#86: It depends what you're into! If you like dragons and low-tech societies, then start with Dragonflight (and this is her popular Pern series). If you like futuristic stuff about telepathy/telekinesis then go with The Rowan. If you like music, ambition, memory ... ... ennes
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Portraits of the Riviera by Carolyn McKenzie
Humble Pie by Gordon Ramsey
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin by Norah Vincent
Shakespeare W ... ... is a Harsh Mistress by Heinlein
Dune by Frank Herbert
Friday by Heinlein
Chung Kuo by David Wingrove
Pern series by Anne McCaffrey
My most read re-reads are probably:
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia McKillip
- Lyonesse - Jack Vance
- Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey
- The Belgariad - David Eddings
- Chronicles of the Deryni - Katherine Kurtz
The McKillip and Vance books are ones I go back to regularly. L ... ... orders arrived today. Having read the odd one when I was younger, I decided to start at the beginning and bought Dragonflight, the first of the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. ... Science Fiction books were picked up because of description.
If you are looking for easy reads, try Enders Game, the Dragonriders of Pern (the original telepathic dragons), Say Nothing of the Dog (time travel), or Old Man's War (space).
For something a bit heavier The Forever War ... ... not reading the omnibus) - also good books, but with a slower pace and different flavor.
I'll also add my voice to Dragonriders of Pern - they were some of my first loves in junior high, and there's time travel to boot! I personally suggest starting with the Harper Hall trilogy, but ... The early Pern books starting with Dragonflight?
The Belgariad ?
Each book page has a recommendations section. Check for overlap between the Hobbit and Stardust and see what you find. The Dragonriders series has a good mix of fantasy/action in it as well. If you like that combo(as I do), I would also suggest the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson and The Named by Marianne Curley. Named has a good bit of time travel in it. ... would be good, too: the C.S. Lewis books (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and the rest) and also McCaffrey's Dragonriders series. Tons of other choices. ... Potter came out that I knew there were full fantasy books and not just short stories. But then I really got into the Dragonriders of Pern series, and that finished opening the gates. ... than Dragonquest They provide a good introduction to the Pern series. It would probably also be more interesting to read Dragonflight before Dragonquest. ... than Dragonquest They provide a good introduction to the Pern series. It would probably also be more interesting to read Dragonflight before Dragonquest. ... read Little Witch and didn't understand why all stories didn't have witches and magic in them. Then as a pre-teen I found The Dragonriders of Pern and the rest is history. I have not read Flyte, but I have read Dragonflight. ... http://www.librarything.com/series/Witch%20World%20-%20publication%20order )
The Gandalara Cycle by Randall Garrett
The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Equal Rites and Mort by Terry Pratchett Both are part of the Discworld series, but only tangentially related to each other. ... Okay, I LOVED Dragonflight. It was short and fun. Next, please!
Book 3 is Dragonquest, also by Anne Mccaffrey ... to have a goal, plus i've been getting suggestions from other peoples' lists as well, so fun stuff ahead!
Book 2 will be Dragonflight by Anne mccaffrey. Wish me luck! *Just a warning-- I'll be reading the whole Dragonriders of Pern series, so there. ... same night, almost the same hour. Now it's my turn to be addicted to one of his favorite series of books. I've also got Dragonflight, also by Anne McCaffrey, on Mt. TBR. ... Pynchon, to name three writers at random.
What is the similarity between The Separation, Hammer's Slammers, Dragonflight and Schild's Ladder? All of them are SF.
I see Austen and Dickens as existing before literary fiction in the same way that Wells and Verne exist before SF ... How about Lessa from Dragonflight? ... years. But for better dragon stories (with more romance, and even some sizzle!), I'd recommend McCaffrey's first one - Dragonflight, or the newer YA titles Dragon's Bait by Vande Velde or the eerie Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey, both very good.
(Oh, and I just realized I'd read ... I have never read Dragonflight but I have read The Amulet of Samarkand ... It was one of the first books my son took an interest in.
I haven't read Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire
But I have read Dragonflight ... I'm a fan of both Anne McCaffrey and Mercedes Lackey, though for the story and characters rather than the writing. Still, The Dragonriders of Pern is one of my fondest memories of my introduction to fantasy writing.
... in her Alanna books being a big draw for me when I was 12 or 13.
I was also a fan of Lessa and F'lar in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series.
Most of these are far heavier on plot than romance compared to Twilight, but-- I also think they're better for it! They're also heavier ... VI. SciFi/Fantasy
1. Area 51 by Robert Doherty *
2. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
3. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
4. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin *
5. Ringworld by Larry Niven *
6. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
7. Colour of Magic by Terry ... 44. Dragonflight by Ann McCaffrey (Science fiction, dragons)
45.They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson (Caldecott, non-fiction, family, archaic) Library
46.Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (Caldecott, China, girls) Library
Reviews up at http://aprilperlowski.livejournal.com At that age I was reading the Dragonriders of Pern by McCaffrey, The Warlock In Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff, A Spell for Chameleon and On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony, The Belgariad by Eddings, The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander, The Riddle-Master by Patricia McKil ... ... by Eoin Colfer
Dragons:
Dealing with DragonS series Patricia C. Wrede
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Dragonriders of Pern series or any Anne McCaffrey book
The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson
Cheers....... I just started the Amber Spyglass. I previously read this December Dragonflight and Re-Gifters (graphic novel). ... see Ken Oppel's Airborn and Skybreaker and new StarClimber yet. Can't believe it took so long for someone to mention Dragonriders of Pern by McCaffrey. It's one of my favorites, along with The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper. Looks like these comments pretty much cover the great ones. ... have to send young dragon riders back in time to mature in time for the Falls?is that not familiar to anyone who has read Dragonflight? Todd have you just rewritten your mothers first pern book? WTF? Arrgh, just, just, no! I like the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper's Hall series by Anne McCaffery. The Farseer trilogy and the Tawny Man series by Robin Hobb and for the classics the Empire and Foundation series by Issac Asimov. ... on many subjects, different way of thinking
Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey - YA to adult, start with Dragonflight or Dragonsong
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan - adult, need to start with The Eye of the World
The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper- 7t ... 51. Dragonflight
Another fantasy book/author that I had heard a lot about so thought I would give it a go. It was pretty much what I was expecting, light fantasy with a reasonable storyline and enjoyable characters but didn't offer anything radical, so a big difference from The Forgotten Beast ... I've finished The Forgotten Beasts of Eld and am now reading Dragonflight I finished The Forgotten Beasts of Eld which was BRILLIANT!! and have now started Dragonflight which isn't what I was expecting but I'm going with it! Today the postman brought me:
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay
and
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
... recommendation, YES!
I'm with TadAD on the McCaffrey books. Your trilogy is probably three of the earlier books--maybe Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon. These three, along with Dragonsong and Dragonsinger (to be read between Dragonquest and The White Dragon, are ... ... to feel the same after a while. I really liked the first two she published (no longer the first two chronologically), Dragonflight and Dragonquest, as well as the first several of the Harper Hall stories, Dragonsong and Dragonsinger. If you like these, there are plenty more. ... these books.
I noticed you have a lot of Anne McCaffrey books. A few years ago I bought a used HC volume called Dragonriders of Pern which is a trilogy. Should I try to dig this one out for my scifi fantasy read? Also, one of my college students recommended Dark Lord of Derkholm ... The Dragonriders of Pern hooked me when I was in 3rd grade and I've been a fantasy fan ever since. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart was another early one that I loved. ... spectrum), Dread Locks, GoblinQuest and its sequels, and Anne Ursu's Cronus Chronicles.
A second (3rd?0 on the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper Hallseries by Anne McCaffrey. After the success of Eragon, I keep waiting to see a Dragonsong preview. What about Andre Norton ... ... Dread Locks, GoblinQuest and it's sequels, and Anne Ursu's Cronus Chronicles.
A second (3rd?0 on the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper Hallseries by Anne McCaffrey. After the success of Eragon, I keep waiting to see a Dragonsong preview. What about Andre Norton ... 1. Fantasy/Sci-Fi
1. Dragonflight
2. Dragonquest
3. Dragonsinger
4. Dragonsong
5. The White Dragon
6. Dragondrums
7. Perdido S ...
7. Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
8. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
9. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
10. Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
11. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
12. Dragonsinger: Harper of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
13. Gossip Girl by ... ... ones I want to read), but over the years, I've reread a few once or twice:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (about 20 times)
Dragonriders of Pern
Interview with a Vampire
The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart
Beauty by Sheri Tepper
Some recent fantasies I intend to reread at least once ... The Dragonflight was it for me. I was in third grade and I don't know how much I really understood, but I was hooked. I spread out to other fantasy from there. ... snappy dialog, too.
If she's interested in trying out fantasy, I'd suggest McCaffrey's books, especially the original Dragonriders of Pern trilogy, and Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar novels (start with the Arrows of the Queen trilogy).
How'd the Agatha Christie go over with her? Let us ... ... read the novella Weyr Search, which is also part of the Pern series, and was later revised & expanded into the novel Dragonflight; Weyr Search the original novella is in the anthology A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic, among other places.
/me knows way to much Pern trivia Definitely Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. ... keep track. (Only 5?)
Series I've had for decades and won't get rid of (even though I feel like I can quote sections):
Dragonriders of Pern by McCaffrey
Warlock in Spite of Himself and the rest of the series by Christopher Stasheff (borderline sci-fi)
The Belgariad by Eddings
Newer ... ... Cycle
The Odyssey
The Princess Bride
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
His Dark Materials
Dracula
Peter Pan
Dragonriders of Pern trilogy
The Arabian Nights
The Illiad
Watership Down
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories
Stardust
Le Mort ... Well lets see...
Dragonriders of Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey (and by this I mean all the books in the series, I think there are 20 of them now and I have reread about 15 of them numerous times)
A Song of Ice and Fire by George Martin (yep, the whole series so far)
The Generals Da ... Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci series is a standing favorite for both my sister and me. And Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders and the Harper Hall trilogy are frequent re-reads. It's not a series (yet), but Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant was a trip. From 38 responses so far, the most popular books are:
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (27 votes)
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
(22 votes each)
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (21 votes)
The Borrowers by Mary Norton ... of course I watched Star Trek and other stuff on TV (Lost in Space!).
But really reading fantasy--I'm with the OP--the Dragonriders of Pern series. ... Mercedes Lackey
and The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (although I still might pull out and read Dragonflight) ... thinking about which are my favorites. I like it when the time traveling makes sense in some way. I remember the first Dragonriders of Pern book made sense when I read it as a teen, but I haven't read that in a while.
I'm reading a book with time travel now (while I'm still reading Little, ... I feel pretty unoriginal here--McCaffrey's original Dragonriders of Pern trilogy; Lackey's Valdemar series (with a special love for the Winds trilogy); Herbert's Dune trilogy (though the first book on its own outclasses everything else he wrote, I think); Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy; ... 10. Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey *re-read
11. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey *re-read
12. Dragonquest by Anne McCaffry *re-read
I'm forced to qualify my earlier defense of McCaffrey. I had been in the middle of Dragonsdawn, after finishing the Crystal Singer books, and I do find those 3 ... ... to that it was The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly.
The Hobbit and other Tolkien, as well as Anne McCaffrey's Pern, Little House on the Prarie, and any "cozy" books tend to do it, too. ... *
6. Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn by Robert Aprin **
7. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer *
8. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
B. 1001 Books List
1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes *
2. Atonement by Ian McEwan *
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Ar ... ... her in this category, but I'm still surprised nobody has mentioned the Dragonriders of Pern series that begins with Dragonflight. Come on...it has dragons. They spit fire. They fly. There's a stoneage/dark ages society built around them. It's hard to not have that series in this category. ... ... Sanderson
Novels of Samaria by Sharon Shinn
Kim Harrison Novels
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Novels
Novels of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
yeah, that was hard... and there's so many that i know i'm leaving off :( I regularly make klah from Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. The earliest novel I can put a definite date to is Dragonflight in fifth grade (I count that as Fantasy with SF clothes on), but I know I read some kid-oriented SF/F before that, like Space Cat and Andre Norton books.
But then I was already watching Space Ghost and other sf/f shows on ... ... social structure, flying dragons, etc. Definitely no witchcraft, no swearing . . . a little sex (non-explicit) in Dragonflight/Dragonquest/The White Dragon, none at all in the parallel YA Dragonsong/Dragonsinger/Dragondrums.
Orson Scott Card's "Alvin Maker" series is set ... I strongly disagree with #2 - Pern really does need to be read in order. Dragonflight, dragonquest, dragonsong, dragonsinger, white dragon, dragondrums are the first several in order. I've most of the rest in order in my catalog. View by tags to have a look - this is true for all the ... ... the Earth Abides the Flame & The Right Hand of God)
Anne McCaffrey's The Dragon Riders of Pern (which includes: Dragonflight, Dragonquest & The White Dragon
A Dragon Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic, A collection of short fantasy stories revolving arround Dragons edited by ... ... the Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, but she does not show up immediately.
Lessa in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight (note: you may not like the rest of the books for the 70's gay stereotyping), Menolly in Dragonsong and Dragonsinger, and Moreta in Dragonlady of Pern. ... #2 "Lessa woke, cold." is from one of Anne McCaffrey's earlier Pern books. Is it Dragonflight?
(fixed tupo)
... LeGuin
Becoming Human by Jean Vanier
The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey
The Birthday of the World by Ursula LeGuin
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert He ... ... part.
Mercades Lackey writes good fantasy/romace.
I think the early Pern books by Anne Mccaffery starting with Dragonflight combine a bit of both, and aren't far off YA.
The Dark is Rising sequence, although old is one of the classic YA fantasies, not much in the way of romance ... ... Redwall, A Wrinkle in Time, The Book of Three, or Dealing with Dragons. Not strictly YA, but still recommendable: Dragonflight or Dune. The "legend" that dragons were bred from fire lizards is mentioned in Dragonflight, the first Pern book. (Until F'nor impresses his queen, fire lizards are considered by most people to be mythical.) F'lar finds old records, drawings, and materials which indicate lost knowledge and technology. The ... ... on my school's reading list many years ago.
I would reccomend reading Anne Mccaffery in published order. Starts with DragonFlight, then Dragonquest then dragonsong and dragonsinger IMHO it starts to go downhill after that. DragonSong and Dragon singer are my two favourite Pern books. ... ... by Midori Snyder.
The Rope Trick by Lloyd Alexander.
Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede.
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey.
As for what I'd like more of, I'm pretty open to suggestions. I don't mind romance as long as it isn't too overbearing. I have a ... ... Saga or Paladin perhaps. All of these have dual leads a strong man with a strong female lead.
Anne Mccaffery's pern series has several strong female leads, but is sometimes described as SF. I can't think of any solo female fantasy leads at the moment, these seem to be more common in ... ... Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables, though I loved him best in Anne of the Island, and F'nor from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight and sequels--he was so much hotter than F'lar. ... the series page.
This may all come to pass with the oft mooted "metawork" concept, where in this case the work would be pern or whatever, and subworks would be each of the books.... don't know about the ordering, but it would be a start. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey most assuredly.Part one was dull as dishwater,but I persevered and was rewarded by part four,which was so brilliant I finished it in one day. ... A co-author for later books doesn't auger well at all. If it sounds like your kind of book, pick up a used paperback of Dragonflight (first in the original trilogy) and see what you think. Betcha like it. :-)
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I like Gatsby. But I've never understood why it would rank as the ... Dragonflight That was the first IIRC was SF by virtue of its framing mechanism.
There are works that I am more doubtfull about but apart from traditional SF conventions (Telepathy, Teleportation , FTL) that I may have doubts about it dinnae break the laws of physics.
Simon ... (expected 4.6, found 0; unsuggestions)
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Who wrote the Bible? by Richard E. Friedman
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#10. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (expected 7.5, found 0; unsuggestions)
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Ender's shadow by Orson Scott Card
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#16 The poor mouth (An béal bocht) ...
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