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kalinaraSo it's been a while since I've done a Pern book. I blame White Dragon. Yes, Dragondrums was actually decent, but White Dragon sucked so hard that it kind of drags everything else down with it.
But according to Wikipedia, the next published book is "Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern", which was originally published in 1983.
To be honest, I'm not if I've read this one or not. I was always the kind of reader who got attached to a particular group of characters, and for Pern, it was F'lar and Lessa. It's still F'lar and Lessa, to be honest. So I was never terribly enthused about reading the stories set in eras before they existed.
I do know how Moreta ends though. I feel like I must have read that part. I'm just not sure I read any of the rest. So that might be interesting.
So this is the first book that's NOT set during the Ninth Pass. In fact, as you may recall, we've heard ABOUT Moreta before. She was a historical Weyrwoman who inspired Lessa, especially when it came to getting Ramoth to fly. We also saw that there were choral/operatic pieces about her in the Harper Hall trilogy. So this could be interesting.
Hopefully we'll return to the days when female protagonists got to have actual agency, as opposed to having everything handed to her without any visible effort (Menolly), having her interests and preferences completely sidelined for the sake of her romance (Sharra) or...well, honestly, just Brekke in general. Poor Brekke.
Because I'm lazy, I'm only reviewing the Prologue today.
( Eventually I'll have to do something that resembles effort. Today is not that day )
But according to Wikipedia, the next published book is "Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern", which was originally published in 1983.
To be honest, I'm not if I've read this one or not. I was always the kind of reader who got attached to a particular group of characters, and for Pern, it was F'lar and Lessa. It's still F'lar and Lessa, to be honest. So I was never terribly enthused about reading the stories set in eras before they existed.
I do know how Moreta ends though. I feel like I must have read that part. I'm just not sure I read any of the rest. So that might be interesting.
So this is the first book that's NOT set during the Ninth Pass. In fact, as you may recall, we've heard ABOUT Moreta before. She was a historical Weyrwoman who inspired Lessa, especially when it came to getting Ramoth to fly. We also saw that there were choral/operatic pieces about her in the Harper Hall trilogy. So this could be interesting.
Hopefully we'll return to the days when female protagonists got to have actual agency, as opposed to having everything handed to her without any visible effort (Menolly), having her interests and preferences completely sidelined for the sake of her romance (Sharra) or...well, honestly, just Brekke in general. Poor Brekke.
Because I'm lazy, I'm only reviewing the Prologue today.
( Eventually I'll have to do something that resembles effort. Today is not that day )