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Article: Dragonsblood.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
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- September 1, 2005
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DRAGONSBLOOD. (Anne McCaffrey's Dragon-riders of Pern.) Todd McCaffrey. 2004. Read by Dick Hill. 12 cds. 15 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 1-59600-117-6. $112.25. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA
The new dragonrider Lorana is desperate to find the cure to a fatal illness striking dragons as dangerous thread falls. McCaffrey flashes back to a time closer to Dragons-dawn (Ultramarine Publishing, 1988) when Kitty Ping's daughter Windblossom and second-generation colonists are struggling to cope with dwindling technology. Windblossom is haunted by her anxieties about an illness the fire lizards contract and what that could mean for their genetically modified kin, the dragons. ...
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Article: New Spring, the Novel.(Audiobook Review)(Book Review)
Kliatt;
July 1, 2004 ;
580 words
... ... disappointed, although the first few chapters may be hard for novice listeners since a great deal of history is glossed over before the story settles into a tale of fantasy and intrigue. Julie Scordato, YA Libn., Columbus Met. Lib., Columbus, OH
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