Dragonflight

I won’t speak to the Belgariad and Ce’Nedra, but the point about Dragonflight is that you have a woman author that creates a noble female character who overcomes huge odds, deals with a paternalistic society that regards her as a brood mare, subverts the whole system, saves civilization at great risk … and what do we remember?

The problem of the Childlike Empress at SF Novelists 2010

"Dragonflight" by Anne McCaffrey Ballantine, 1968.

Ron Moore's favorite SF books 2006

"Dragonflight" by Anne McCaffrey Ballantine, 1968.

Archive 2006-01-01 2006

Paul's idea made me think of my volume of Dragonflight/Dragonquest/White Dragon.

SF Signal is Looking for Mind Meld Topics - What Do You Want To See? 2009

I think I devoured that book in a day, then rushed right out to purchase the first two - Dragonrider and Dragonflight.

MIND MELD: The Best Women Writers in SF/F 2009

I didn't really enjoy it, so next I stole my dad's copy of Dragonflight and LOVED it, so off I went, reading the rest of my dad's science fiction collection and moving on to more authors.

MIND MELD: What Book Introduced You to Science Fiction? 2009

I actually hauled out my paperback copy of Dragonflight (first edition, 1968) and reread part of it.

The problem of the Childlike Empress at SF Novelists 2010

(If I could get the omnibus edition with Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon that would be even better!)

Diana’s sunday quickie: desert island book « 2009

I LOVED that book; and right next to it in the card catalogue at school was a listing for Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey.

MIND MELD: What Book Introduced You to Fantasy? 2009

But even so, Pern doesn't come before LOTR: "Weyr Search" was 1966, and Dragonflight was 1968.

Making Light: Scholarly works to avoid citing at all costs 2010