SKY DRAGONS Dragonriders of Pern

This final collaboration between Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd continues the Pern Dragonriders series, which has spanned more than 40 years and 20 books. (Seven books prior to this were also collaborations.) As in the past collaborations, time travel figures large as Xhinna, the leader of a new weir located on an unexplored island, finds needed reinforcements in the past. Emily Durante deals ably with the major characters and the large number of secondary characters Xhinna encounters in her travels. In particular, Durante, communicates the enthusiasm and wonder of the children who are integral to the growth of the weir as well as the skepticism of some of the experienced riders at having a female leader. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2013]