Dragon Harper

By: Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. As the only female apprentices, Nonala and Kelsa are the butt of jokes and easy targets for the bully Vaxoram and his cronies. But when Kindan springs to Kelsa’s defense, he winds up in a fight for his life against the older, bigger Vaxoram—a fight that will lead to a surprising friendship.

Meanwhile, in nearby Fort Hold, a clutch of fire-lizard eggs is about to hatch, and Lord Bemin’s beautiful young daughter, Koriana, is determined to Impress one of the delightful creatures. At the hatching, Kindan Impresses a fire-lizard of his own…and wins the heart of Koriana. But Lord Bemin mistrusts harpers and will not hear of a match between his daughter and the low-born Kindan.

Then fate intervenes in the form of a virulent plague as fast-spreading as it is deadly. Arising suddenly, as if out of nowhere, the contagion decimates hold after hold, paying no heed to distinctions of birth. In this feverish crucible, friendship and love will be tested to the breaking point and beyond. For with Threadfall scant years away, the Dragonriders dare not expose themselves to infection, and it will fall to Kindan and his fellow apprentices to bravely search for a cure and save humanity.

The price of failure is unthinkable. But the price of success may be even harder to bear.

personal interactions

story was a bit mundane and the plot was too easy to see what was coming.

Mid-history Pern

Beautifully written and narrated, this novel of Pern covers one of the terrible plagues from the perspectives of the Harpers and Holders. Great story!

Breath taking.

I've connected with this book more then the others simply because I've lost family and friends to covid
I,myself have had "the killer flu" and almost died. For this to have been written on 2008 long before covid is scary accurate.

Hits Different After CoVID...

Loved the story when I first read it back in the day. Still love it now.... that said - The book was really rough after living through CoVID. I kept thinking of the images of the mass graves they were digging in the early days of the pandemic and the refrigeration trucks because the morgues were too full.

dragon harper

loved it. yes yes yes yes . interesting tale of what Hyman are capable of