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Dragon Harper
- Dragonriders of Pern, Book 19
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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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.
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The Infernal City
- Elder Scrolls Series #1
- By: Greg Keyes
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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Four decades after the Oblivion Crisis, Tamriel is threatened anew by an ancient and all-consuming evil. It is Umbriel, a floating city that casts a terrifying shadow-for wherever it falls, people die and rise again. And it is in Umbriel's shadow that a great adventure begins and a group of unlikely heroes meet. A legendary prince with a secret. A spy on the trail of a vast conspiracy. A mage obsessed with his desire for revenge. And Annaïg, a young girl in whose hands the fate of Tamriel may rest.
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Umbriel is coming
- By Brenden Zapp on 02-01-13
By: Greg Keyes
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The Deathless
- The Deathless Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Peter Newman
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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In the endless forests of the Wild, humanity scratches a living by the side of the great Godroads, paths of crystal that provide safe passage and hold back the infernal tide. Creatures lurk within the trees, watching, and plucking those who stray too far from safety. In crystal castles held aloft on magical currents, seven timeless royal families reign, protecting humanity from the spread of the Wild and its demons. Born and reborn into flawless bodies, the Deathless are as immortal as the precious stones from which they take their names. For generations a fragile balance has held.
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Not my thing but not bad for what it is
- By Nora on 10-26-20
By: Peter Newman
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Devil of the Highlands
- By: Lynsay Sands
- Narrated by: Marianna Palka
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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They call him the Devil.... He is the most notorious laird of Scotland: fierce, cold, deadly...and maybe even worse. Yet Evelinde has just agreed to wed him. Anything, she thinks, is better than her cruel stepmother. Though Evelinde should be wary of the rumors, she can't help but be drawn to this warrior...for the Devil of the Highlands inspires a heat within her that is unlike anything she has ever known.
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Eeyore
- By Rebecca on 07-20-11
By: Lynsay Sands
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Royal Exile
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- By: Fiona McIntosh
- Narrated by: James Adams
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From out of the East they came, riding like a merciless plague - destroying kingdom after kingdom and the sovereigns who had previously mocked the warlord Loethar and his barbarian horde. Now only one land remains unconquered... the largest, richest, and most powerful realm of the Denova Set: Penraven. > The Valisar royals of Penraven face certain death, for the savage tyrant Loethar covets what they alone possess: the fabled Valisar Enchantment....
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Poorly Written Female Characters
- By A. Christiano on 05-02-13
By: Fiona McIntosh
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Fool's Errand
- The Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 25 hrs and 18 mins
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For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished.
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A solid fantasy story in first person
- By Kevin Stokes on 08-31-14
By: Robin Hobb
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Meadowsweet
- Galleries of Stone, Book 1
- By: C. J. Milbrandt
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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Galleries of Stone introduces a world where magical mountains are entrusted to master sculptors like Freydolf. Necessity drives this recluse from the Statuary to find a new servant. The villagers thereabouts fear him, but when people are poor, and homes are crowded, all it takes is a handful of coins to loosen family ties. Tupper Meadowsweet isn’t the cleverest child, but he’s brave enough to follow Freydolf onto the gray mountain, where the Statuary’s living masterpieces hint at faraway lands, diverse races, unique customs, long histories, and danger.
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Wow. My heart wasn't ready.
- By Linz G on 07-03-22
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Markswoman
- Asiana, Book 1
- By: Rati Mehrotra
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Kyra is the youngest Markswoman in the Order of Kali, a highly trained sisterhood of elite warriors armed with telepathic blades. Guided by a strict code of conduct, Kyra and the other Orders are sworn to protect the people of Asiana. But to be a Markswoman, an acolyte must repudiate her former life completely. Kyra has pledged to do so, yet she secretly harbors a fierce desire to avenge her dead family. When Kyra's beloved mentor dies in mysterious circumstances, and Tamsyn, the dangerous Mistress of Mental Arts, assumes control, Kyra is forced on the run.
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Everything I look for in a fantasy series!
- By Shawscribbles on 02-11-18
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Trade Winds
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Sweden, 1732. Strong-willed Jess van Sandt knows only too well that it's a man's world. She believes she's being swindled out of her inheritance by her stepfather and she's determined to stop it. When help appears in the unlikely form of handsome Scotsman Killian Kinross, Jess finds herself both intrigued and infuriated by him. In an attempt to recover her fortune, she proposes a marriage of convenience.
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Fabulous narrator
- By Britgrrl on 02-08-19
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- Tracee tuck
- 11-10-22
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.
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- N.Sum
- 08-09-19
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!
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- Elizabeth Chilcott
- 05-16-24
personal interactions
story was a bit mundane and the plot was too easy to see what was coming.
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- Susan
- 09-18-18
Dragon Harper
Dragon harper was another book that was not out when I read this series the first couple of times. This was during the same time period as Dragon Kin and Dragon Fire. All of these have been exceptional reads.
There are some of the same characters in each of these books. Some of these characters are very likable. This one focuses on a plague that hits Pern. This a terrible plague and it takes the lives of so many. Kindan is an amazing character and he has been through all of these books. This one is mainly focused on him as a Harper apprentice and how he deals with so much.
This is just one more great addition to this wonderful collection of stories of Pern. I thoroughly enjoyed characters new and old. I wept for them and pulled for them. Another great work of art from Anne McCaffrey.
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- Lora S.
- 09-11-24
Not the best Pern novel, but not that bad
Ok, I have to admit that Dragon Harper is not exactly the best book in the entire Dragon Riders of Pern series. But neither is it as bad as some of the other reviews would seem to indicate. I had to get somebody’s list of recommended reading order to figure out the best order to read these books. This is especially helpful when you are – as I am – listening to most of them on audio. The recommendation was to read the first three Pern books that were published first. These seem to give the best overview of the life and culture of Pern. Before getting the list I also read the three books of the Harper Hall Trilogy, which doesn’t seem to have hurt. The list then recommended continuing with the remainder of the books in chronological order relative to Pern time, beginning with Dragonsdawn which tells of the arrival of the original settlers on Pern and is, I think, my favorite in the series so far. Dragon Harper is the fifth book in chronological order, but the 19th book to be published.
Dragon Harper continues the story arc begun in Dragon’s Kin that follows Kindan, son of the watch-wher master at the mining settlement, Camp Natalon, and several of his friends and contemporaries. By the beginning of Dragon Harper, Kindan has already had an extensive career even though he isn’t fully grown yet. Like probably most teenagers, he has wanted to do everything – become a dragon rider, become a harper, save Pern . . . that sort of thing. One of the complaints about this book is the confusing number of unexplained character references. This is true; there is a lengthy section referring much too briefly to Kindan’s friends from his previous adventures to be of any use to anyone who hasn’t read the earlier books and doesn’t add to the story even for those who have. However, that part passes pretty quickly.
Anyway, Kindan has failed at least once, and maybe twice to impress a dragon. But due to his friendship with his mentor, Harper Zist, he is admitted (or perhaps re-admitted – I don’t really remember) to the Harper Hall. But, although he has done well in most of his endeavors so far (except for the impressing a dragon thing), he starts getting in trouble at Harper Hall. There are two female students in his section of the hall, and another, older student, Vaxoram, starts insulting them. (Mini-rant: what is it with the Pernese continuing prejudice against female harpers? Although most of the harpers do seem to be males, there have been many competent and even outstanding female harpers over the generations, including some of the founding harpers from the days when the whole concept of the teaching ballads was first being developed. And these people are descendants of people from Earth, hundreds of years in our future. So why does this animosity toward female harpers keep coming up generation after generation?) Anyway, Kindan, being a chivalrous kind of guy challenges Vaxoram to a duel over these young ladies’ honor. Vaxoram is bigger and badder. The harpers have to send Kindan to someone who can quickly teach him about fighting just so he isn’t killed right away. He wins the duel, and part of the deal is that Vaxoram becomes his slave until he says differently. They eventually become friends and Vaxoram remains loyal to Kindan to the end.
Meanwhile, Kindan gets mixed up with Koriana, the daughter of the hold to which the Harper Hall is attached. I found her highly annoying. She gets Kindan in all kinds of trouble, wanting to be with him when she shouldn’t.
Curiously, Koriana becomes much more sensible in the presence of the plague when it arrives. She, along with Kindan, Vaxoram, her father the lord holder, and a handful of the hold’s servants work themselves to exhaustion taking care of the hold’s people. In the Hall, a handful of apprentices are doing the same thing for the people of the hall. Since most of the technology the early settlers brought with them has failed by now, the people of Pern rely mostly on various herbal medicines for their healing. But these are woefully inadequate in the face of this plague, and well over half the people of the hold die. The death toll may be even higher in the Harper Hall. The same is true for much of the rest of the planet.
The whole plague scene reminded me of the Covid-19 pandemic a couple of years ago. But then, any time I read about a widespread illness of any kind these days, I can’t help thinking of the most recent one.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-29-21
dragon harper
loved it. yes yes yes yes . interesting tale of what Hyman are capable of
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- Kindle Customer AgLeaf
- 07-30-21
A Pern Song to Tell of Character During Pandemic
What will be said of all Survivors of a Worldwide Illness that Kills?
Here is a 2007 audiobook by 2 grand writers of a stand-alone novel with an audio performance by another grandmaster to tell of a Planet healing occurance that helps all struggle through a forced maturities and goal centering survival.
They didn't know that 14 years later Earth would experience something very similar that would strike so many people regardless of birthskin.
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- Shari F.
- 01-15-17
Loved it!
Love the Pern novels! And having these cherished books in audio format so I can enjoy them again and again while multitasking is wonderful!
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- Tonya
- 09-22-23
Two thumbs up
I really liked this one, though I was expecting a slightly different ending (not wanting to spoil the ending), but it was still a really good story overall.
It was nice to have some other characters from previous books make an appearance.
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- Babs
- 07-31-17
Be prepared to cry
This Pern story does not shy away from the harsh realities of an agrarian society. Anne and Todd creates a story that speaks about life, tragedy, death and then living. It is a well done tale.
I've heard other performances done by Susan Eriksen, this is not one of her better reads. She did not resonate with the characters. The company would have been smarter to stick with Dick Hill, whose voice has become synonymous with the Pern series.
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