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Did you know Pern also came in a puzzle book format?

Crossroads Adventure books were published between 1987 and 1988, and featured two books set on Pern – Dragonharper (1987) and Dragonfire (1988). (Not to be confused with Todd's books, Dragon's Fire and Dragon Harper!)

I've not read either in great detail, but Dragonharper is set during Robinton's first Harper posting (and was released 10 years ahead of The Masterharper of Pern's publication), while Dragonfire takes places after the events of The White Dragon (and published as McCaffrey was writing Dragonsdawn, as the introduction notes!).

Published by Tor, they're credited as 'A Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. Book', and were marketed as "...interactive novels compatible for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons™ level play" – which basically means they use DnD stat names/hit points and have you roll dice to make 'checks' in combination with a choose your own adventure structure. You roll 3d6 and compare the results to your hero's stats, and then move to the page number for your success or failure.

Both contain an introduction/preface by Anne, but only one (Dragonharper) contains an explanation of Pern, which I find interesting.

Dragonfire credits Doug Beekman for the cover art, which is incorrect! Instead, the artwork is by David Cherry, and features in his trading card series (neat!).

Dragonharper, however, does correctly credit Doug Beekman, which is a name you might recognise as a prominent artist for the Conan series!

Both books also feature interior illustrations credited to Todd Cameron Hamilton, the illustrator for The Dragon Lover's Guide to Pern! If you can find them, they're books worth picking up for those illustrations alone. Should I hit up a scanner and post those as well?

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[patchesthenerd]

I was just reading a sci-fi story where people in the world misunderstood the story of Jonah and the whale, due to the shear amount of time since the story was written. In the book I was reading, if someone seemed particularly unlucky with space travel they would be called a Jonah. Also, if the crew of the boat was particularly superstitious they might drop of the Jonah at the nearest place they got to to not have their bad luck rub off on the crew or the boat.

you know what i need??? more myth and superstition in scifi.

give me starship captains like the sailors of old, weathered and wary of the vast beast that is deep space, who religiously keep their own personal traditions and rituals to appease her and guide their ships safely through her vast depths.

give me wide-eyed ensigns eagerly drinking in tales of great creatures of the void, space whales and other more malevolent leviathans, dismissed as tall tales by more cynical cadets who only trust the sense of their own eyes.

give me whispered accounts of ghost vessels, lost long ago in great battles across the universe, populated by a literal skeleton crew.

give me a space bermuda triangle.

give me a universe as cold and unfathomable as the ocean, and no less mysterious and forboding.

[threeravenspublishing]

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[patchesthenerd]

So, I'm reading this old book and thought the getting of "gentlebeings" nice. I know the reason the character said this is because there are aliens present but I think it's change from the classic "ladies and gentlemen."

[minervacerridwen]

I’ve got some big news!

See this cool new science fiction anthology with short fiction, poetry, and art that celebrates human neurodiversity? The one called The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters?

Well… It includes a short story written by me!

I’m so proud that my story is part of this new universe. The book celebrates human neurodiversity, with a focus on own voices stories told from the perspective of folks who are neurodivergent themselves, featuring autism, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, synesthesia, anxiety, and more. Representation is so important - I personally can't wait for this anthology to come out!

About 45 creators have worked on this book, including Cat Rambo, Tobias S. Buckell, M. D. Cooper, Ada Hoffmann, Jody Lynn Nye, and my Atthis Arts friends Clara Ward and Stewart C. Baker. It was edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

You can preorder it now, and directly support all of these creators, on Kickstarter. The campaign will run until May 13. Please don’t miss it! Aside from the ebook and paperback edition (with a discounted early bird price!), you can add an original sticker, tote bag, or pin to your hoard, order bundles of books from Thinking Ink Press, and even acquire a special hardcover edition with slipcover that will be exclusive to this Kickstarter.

From the campaign:

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In fact, when we first voyaged to your planet, we noticed that some members of your species coped better than others with the symphony of thought process found across the galaxy. These beings, whom many of you call neurodivergent, have diverse thinking styles enabling extraordinary responses to mind-bending situations. 

Since your species communicates with words and images for enjoyment, we thought collecting stories, poems and art describing neurodiverse encounters with aliens would not only provide entertainment and edification to lovers of science fiction all across your globe, but also would facilitate our attempts to infiltrate your society. 

The realized form of that collection is our science fiction anthology, The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters!”

Read more about the Neurodiversiverse here!

[drgaellon]

The story is available for FREE on Google Books.

Cats are the new bosses.

[zeemczed]

Silly Game Time: Are you fan of the fantasy genre? If so, what's a fantasy story (movie, show, book, game, etc.) you really like, and why?

Let's do a few here.

Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye's Myth Adventures. It starts out with an ex-thief wizard apprentice whose master gets killed after he summons a demon. The thing is, "demon" is like "alien". Alien can mean guy from another world, or Gio who skipped over the border from Canada 20 years ago without paperwork. Demon typically means being from another dimension in this world. Aahz (no relation) becomes our boy Skeeve's mentor, as he's, uh, cut off from his magic by the spell that summoned him, and the one guy who could fix it is dead. Stuff gets WEIRD and hilarious. Expect insane levels of puns and fun worldbuilding.

Terry Pratchett's Discworld, particularly the Night Watch series. I mean... what can I say here? Gold. Absolute gold.

Phantasy Star IV, Sega Genesis. One of the best RPGs in the 16-bit era. It punches above its weight with side quests at the Hunters' Guild, manga-style cutscenes, and great worldbuilding (if a few questionable bits of translation). Also an absolutely bitchin' soundtrack.

4. Northern Exposure. That show with the Jewish doctor who has to go work in Alaska to pay off his student loan. I know what you're thinking, but... no, I'm not kidding. An excellent cozy rural fantasy series, though Maurice's 1950's bigotry was deliberately cringeworthy when the show aired, so it's damn near painful (and yet STILL topical) now.

5. Blind Guardian, Nightfall in Middle-Earth. It's a heavy metal opera version of the Silmarillion. What else do I need to say?!

6. Goblins. The webcomic by Elli Stephens, specifically. It's a great D&D-inspired comic with pretty unique bits of worldbuilding, and Big Ears is one of the best paladins in any media.

7. Lord of the Rings. I mean. Yeah.

[loartacc]

This is a random ass long rant not really meant to be reblogged so im not tagging it for any fandoms or anything. This is a precursor post, I will eventually be making a coherent post about this later with my own images and more coherent talking points.

This is a rant using limited evidence and so far, limited research. Take what's thrown into this mess with a grain of salt, because its 3:50 am and I've run out of brainpower to think about this for now. If I could make this a post where you had to click to expand/read more I would but i'm on mobile and don't know how, so we suffer together sorry.

Onto the mess!

The issue with only reading todds books in the dragonriders of pern series does mean that i've missed out on a couple key points for the riding details. Apparently the riding straps were described, however when i looked at them honestly the harnes shown on the rider was mainly just a belt with four connecting tethers to the dragon's straps.

I feel as if that wouldnt be secure enough, and would likely be very rough on the rider to just be tethered to your dragon around the waist lol. I definitely want to draw some strap idea's, especially since some sites use saddles while Anne never wrote in the books if there were saddles or not (and one site said she was against them while another never mentioned the saddles at all.)

Here is the image in question with the straps:

From the Dragonlovers guide to Pern by Jody Lynn Nye.

I've seen multiple people reference this book specfically when talking about the riding straps.

However this cover shows a very different idea to the way someone would sit on a dragon than that (with an actual saddle being included. However I have not read this book so unsure if this is something that should be relied on.)

These saddles seem unlikely for fighting thread with the taller backs, since I imagine it wouldnt be incredibly comfortable.

The following covers also show saddles and different strap ideas

These images both show saddles and the first even shows possibly a red harness? Again! Havent read those books so unknown context for me.

However one of Todds books shows the no saddle idea, but very oddly???

Sky dragons!!! With an assumed Xhinna!!! With what appears to be possibly a tether on either side??? And a single strap for the dragon himself??? That is definitely not fuckin secure.

Obviously expecting variation since im assuming these are in different time periods (atleast i know the anne and todd pnes are)

Also why is the blue dragons front legs so fuckin itty bitty?

I will forever be wondering about this and I will be drawing out all of my ideas for it soon. I definitely want to explore the ideas of harnesses (it makes sense to have more ways to secure yourself than just around your waist!!!) And straps for the riders legs specfically. I also wanna sketch out some saddle ideas? Or strap ideas for the dragon itself. I've been thinking about this forever and honestly yeah.

Saddle vs straps is a good arguement where the dragon is concerned. No matter what, straps are involved. However it would likely be safer and more comfortable for the rider to have a saddle. I'm assuming some of it lies in the dragons own personal preferences, and in hoe much time they have before a threadfall or flight. Saddle would also likely be safer (and give easy to reach access to firestone bags if made right since they could be hung along the edges of a saddle, meaning plenty of space for ammo during a lomg threadfall.)

Also how would multiple people ride a dragon with the straps shown? Obviously its possible, just interesting to think about the setup.

Sorry if theres any repeated points or anything! It is, very late. Also sorry for grammar and misspellings (however, on this blog you should be very very used to both of those.)

Also site i got the dragonlovers guide to pern image from!

[privateeye-cj]

It's hard to find something fitting the vibe.

Early Anne McCaffrey was def no YA but aimed at adults (as the pages of her protags getting it on make very clear, though I think that's more pronounced in her sf series). When she started that series, women sf/fantasy writers were few and far between and the target audience was adult men. It tells she relaunched the series with the Harper books aimed at YA

For world building, Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksenarion series maybe? She tends a bit to hero's sacrificing themselves for the greater good though, and she's also def 16+ territory and should come with a trigger warning or three. I think there's a new short story book due this year, to dip your feet in.

Before I listened to the first cooperate Asprin/Nye M.Y.T.H book this month, I would have recommended that series for its community building aspects. But in the audiobook, I was easily annoyed by the "look at me how I'm poking fun at sexist stereotypes". Still, Skeeve usually has an overall caring attitude to the world and prefers cooperative solutions.

Medium Lackey's Valdemar series (ie By the Sword, Storm trilogy - and there's the excellent Friends Across Borders fanfic series set around the same time). Would have loved more of the artificers, their appearance in the storm trilogy was unexpected and delightful but unfortunately her later books don't hold my interest.

Yo what is the term for the specific vibe of literature that Tamora Pierce, Dianne Duane, and Anne McCaffrey share? And how do I find more of it?

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I've shared the cover before, but I've finally managed to scan in the illustrations from the Crossroad Adventure, Dragonharper by Jody Lynn Nye!

The interior illustrations were done by Todd Cameron Hamilton, who also went on to illustrate the Dragon Lover's Guide to Pern two years after this. His dragons change pretty dramatically from '87 to '89 – there's only one more dragon illustration below, right at the end, so get to scrolling if you don't care about Robinton's adventures! Otherwise, beware spoilers for Dragonharper and potential clues for problems in the 'adventure' portions.

(For anyone using a screenreader, the rest of the post contains 9 images with alt text and it might get slightly long. All of the images are black and white.)

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[profmorbius]

Posted a review of Planet Pirates #2: The Death of Sleep by Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye on my blog. Read it here.

tl;dr – Not very good

[hinochi-darenimo]

Neil, I need to know. Are you referencing a particular story that's been told by Jody Lynn Nye about her and Robert Asprin?

[nana-clodo]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 🔴 15/$25.. Crisis On Doona by Anne McCaffrey & Jody Lynn Nye.

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