#Harper Hall trilogy

[judgeitbyitscover]

Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey

Cover art by Elizabeth Malczynski

Bantam 1977

For centuries, the world of Pern has faced a destructive force known as Thread. But the number of magnificent dragons who have protected this world and the men and women who ride them are dwindling.

As fewer dragons ride the winds and destruction falls from the sky, Menolly has only one to sing, play, and weave the music that comes to her so easily—she wishes to become a Harper. But despite her great talents, her father believes that a young girl is unworthy of such a respected position and forbids her to pursue her dreams. So Menolly runs away, taking shelter in a cave by the sea. Miraculously, she happens upon nine fire lizards that could possibly save her world...and change her life forever.

[judgeitbyitscover]

Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey

Cover art by Steve Weston

Corgi 1981

As Menolly uncovers magic and intrigue, mischievous Piemur discovers the rhythm of adventure in the final book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.

Mischievous Piemur is used to getting away with a lot. He has one of the most impressive voices at Harper Hall and, in the world of Pern, there are few things more important than the ability to sing and write songs. But when his voice begins to change, Piemur loses all confidence and questions everything he thought he knew about himself.

No longer capable of singing, Piemur is sent on various errands by Masterharper Robinton, including the task of learning the complicated beats of the messenger drums. Piemur has no clue of the grand adventures that await him, and he’ll need to find the courage within himself to survive.

[2lim3rz]

Every time

Every fucking time this makes me tear up

[godzilla-reads]

“Fifteen-year-old Menolly allies with magnificent dragons in the first book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.”

—Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey

[threadfall]

Dragonsong (竜の歌) (1986) and Dragonsinger (竜の歌い手) (1989), published by Hayakawa Publishing. Both were translated by Obi Fusa (小尾芙佐), with cover art by Kijima Shun (木嶋俊).

[abigailspinach]

[godzilla-reads]

Trying to decided on a THIRD dragon book to read and I’m leaning heavily towards DRAGONSINGER by Anne McCaffrey.

[godzilla-reads]

New and old editions of Anne McCaffrey’s Harper Hall of Pern series 🎼

Which one do you like best?

[auntieoneandauntietwo]

To second other people, harper hall are definitely the most “normal” of all of the books. Least culty and most solid middle grade fantasy. (Also the least questionable content) And they’re a super nice intro to the world if the main series feels too info dumpy and world building y

I honestly never loved moreta but like. Might just be me.

people who have read the dragonriders of pern books in any real capacity:

which ones would you say are the best? least terrible?

I only read 1 and I don't remember what it was called or anyone's names. all I know is some servant girl bonded with a queen dragon and people kept insisting queens couldn't fly and she took multiple baths a day just because she could and yeah Idk. it was pretty boring.

I need more books to add to my reading list when I get done what I have so far.

Bonus points if they're already available on the web archive, but not necessary.

[2lim3rz]

Just one time I'd really like reading my favorite book series without tearing up a d crying

[haveyoureadthisscifibook]

our next above-average yes result, vs. an adult book average of 8.9% yes, is Anne McCaffrey’s The White Dragon, either the third or the fifth or the sixth Dragonriders of Pern book, depending on how you count.

vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

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[boltlightning]

i feel like chasing anne macaffrey's cheerful YA fantasy harper hall trilogy with dan simmons' the terror was not my best decision

[doberbutts]

So, I know you're a bit fan of fantasy novels, are they're any you're recommend that have a similar vibe as Tamora Pierce's Tortall books?

oof similar? Hard to say honestly, I feel like most good authors within the genre have their own pronounced and distinct style so they're not really "similar" to each other. Sorry that's probably a really pretentious answer but it's the one I've got lol.

You could try Pierce's Emelan series. They are (obviously) quite similar to her Tortall books but have their own style that I also really enjoy.

Something that drew me to Pierce was that she made the effort to write almost exclusively female protagonists in an age where the vast majority of fantasy was all male all the time with women regulated to mostly being healers or prizes won. If they were mentioned at all. This was pretty uncommon when her books first started coming out so if you're looking for books with a similar target demographic, most of the writing is going to feel very different because it'll be way more modern authors. On the other hand if the true writing style is what you're interested in, you're going to find a solid lack of female protags. So it depends what you want out of the book experience.

Books/series I read at the same age, though idk if I would really consider them "similar": Elfquest (comics), Inkheart, The Divide, Artemis Fowl, The Edge Chronicles, Pellinor, specifically the Dragon Singer trilogy from Dragon Riders of Pern, The Sight/Fell, Through Wolf's Eyes (I am currently on a very slow re-read of this series!), Animorphs, and of course Lord of the Rings. I think of all of those, Through Wolf's Eyes and Pellinor would probably be the most similar. I thought the Harper Hall books could also be mentioned HOWEVER in order to actually understand what's going on you really need to read more Pern books and the similarities with Pierce stop once we navigate away from the specifically female main characters.

[fangirlghost-19]

a reference for a future personal library I will most definitely have when I’m older cause not having one is not an option

books I already have (the ones I want in my collection - not including any random ones):

chain of gold

chain of iron

chain of thorns

secrets of blackthorn hall

good omens

shadow and bone

six of crows

crooked kingdom

rule of wolves

king of scars

a curse for true love

the little prince

list of book I need to read (mostly from booktube/tumblr):

raven curse thingy-ma-bob

aru shah i think it’s called?

the 5 books before a curse for true love

percy jackson series (cause I can’t escape the fandom)

good omens

the girl from everywhere

lockwood and co

life of pi

powerless by lauren roberts

rain of shadows and endings by melissa k roehrich

manacled by senlinyu

the wolf and the witch by charissa weaks

kenna's dragon by leigh miller

between life and death by jaclyn kot

chasing love by kat t masen

icebreaker by hannah grace

six scorched roses (part of vampires) by carissa broadbent

the last storm by jd linton

what lies beyond the veil by harper woods

love on the brain by ali hazelwood

the spanish love deception by elena aramas

mixed signals by bk borison

it happened one summer by tessa bailey

haunting adeline

shatter me series

where we left off by sapphire hale

lamb to the slaughter by roald dahl

a court of thorns and roses

hunted by the sky

cruel prince

christmas in coconut creek by karissa kinword

list of books I want to buy (as part of my collection):

the entire tsc

queen of hearts trilogy

the entire grishaverse

a fresh copy of an inspector calls

a fresh copy of pride and prejudice

this post is purely a reminder for me so feel free to ignore <3

(I will also constantly add to this)

incase anyone was curious to see what my future library would look like then here's my mood board so far:

sort of like an old palace library (eg the beauty and the beast library) kinda vibe yk?

(i would have more but cant add any more)

[aotopmha]

Once in a while I remember The Dragonriders of Pern series and I am reminded of how it was probably one of my first super strong fandoms and how much I adore that world.

I read the original trilogy and Harper Hall trilogy in particular to shreds.

But I adore its sci-fi elements that somehow don't detract from its fantasy aesthetic. How it blends both is absolutely fantastic in my eyes.

The first book is from 1967, so it is super dated at points, but what's good is like super classic fantasy/sci-fi for me.