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The MasterHarper Of Pern: The Story Of
Pern's Greatest Harper by Anne McCaffrey check out website: www.booksattransworld.co.uk
When I realised there was a new Pern book on the horizon and I was 5 books behind, I decided to make a determined effort to catch up which you'll no doubt see the results of in the review column in the months to come. As the title above should indicate, this book is really the tale of Robinton, the most significant supporting character in Pern's main story arc.
Through his eyes we meet many of the characters from that book as they started out. We also meet F'lar and F'nor's father, F'lon, as he grows up to become Benden's Weyrleader. The list of characters at the beginning of the book is rather daunting but no doubt will please many in keeping track of who was where although I wish it was also sorted by keep, hall, hold and weyr for quick reference. Robinton himself had a rather demanding musical composer father who never really perceived his son as someone capable of being a better musician than himself. His mother and HarperHall did much to develop Robinton's talents and we see a lot of the pre-Dragonflight Pern here. McCaffrey has always been a comfortable writer to read although I think in several places, she shied away from the emotional aspect of the deaths of some characters. Then again, I also have Robinton's own fate to compare it to in 'All The Weyrs Of Pern' and this might well be internalised and sparing the reader such impact. This book is very much a standalone from the main Pern arc. If you haven't tried the Pern books yet, it might be worth reading as the prequel to 'Dragonflight' before digging deeply into this reality. GF Willmetts
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You
know how it is. You start reviewing books and neglect your own pile
of books that's been growing over the years. Case in point is this
book. 
This
book covers his early life and the events leading up to the beginning
of 'Dragonflight'. 
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