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Original Title:	Dragondrums
ISBN:	0689860064 (ISBN13: 9780689860065)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.annemccaffrey.net
Series:	Harper Hall of Pern #3, Pern (Chronological Order) #20, Pern #6 , more
Characters:	Menolly, Piemur, Masterharper Robinton, Sebell
Setting:	Pern
Literary Awards:	Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1980), Ditmar Award Nominee for Best International Long Fiction (1980), Balrog Award for Best Novel (1980)

Dragondrums (Harper Hall of Pern #3)

Anne McCaffrey

Paperback | Pages: 243 pages

Rating: 4.07 | 31631 Users | 600 Reviews

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Title	:	Dragondrums (Harper Hall of Pern #3)
Author	:	Anne McCaffrey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 243 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2003 by Simon & Schuster Aladddin Paperbacks (first published 1979)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Dragons. Fiction. Young Adult. Science Fiction Fantasy. Adventure

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Dear Mrs. McCaffrey,

What were you thinking? You had done a brilliant job with the first two books in this "trilogy", so please do explain why you felt compelled to switch your focus from our beloved heroine Menolly to her rambunctious sidekick, Piemur? This is no trilogy. Do you think you can just skip ahead three years and make Menolly a peripheral player? Do you think that you can write a slow-moving, rather repetitive adventure story that lacks the resonance of the first two books in this trilogy, and we won't notice? We notice; and we are not happy.

This story would be fine as a stand alone story. It still would not be a great story. Despite jumping across the map of your mythical Pern, this story goes virtually nowhere. Anticlimactic is an understatement. Piemur is not even close to being fleshed out as a character and, due to this, does not have enough weight as a driving force for this story.

Why this final book jumps gears so completely is beyond me. Obviously, it left me rather frustrated. The story of Menolly was good, layered and exciting. As of book two, it was also nowhere near complete. In Dragondrums she is viewed from afar. She is understood only to the degree that Piemur understands her. This is at odds with the idea of a trilogy whose arc seemed to be the coming of age of a young girl.

I would really like to know if Mrs. McCaffrey views these three books as a trilogy or if the publisher decided to lump them together and advertise them as one. I'm more inclined to believe the latter. Not just because I want to (though I do indeed want to), but because the sense of story in the first two books flowed with a confidence utterly lacking in this final one.

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Once again, I find myself inadvertently jumping into the third book of an established series, but this time, it's a story that seems to depend more heavily on understanding the rules of the universe.To McCaffrey's credit, it is possible to follow the arc of this story without having read other books set in her Pern universe. But if, like me, you have only vague recollections of how this world works, a lot of the mechanics of this world may confuse you. It is assumed that you will know that the

The Dragon books were part of the network of books that introduced me in my teen years to fantasy and sci-fi and on re-reading them years later it is encouraging to find them still as well written as I remember them. The plots still as riveting, the world-building still as thrilling and the characters still as good - well, maybe just a tiny bit more teen angst than I look for these days, but otherwise just as good!Dragondrums is the third of the "Harper" books and though it also works fine as a

The story starts at the end of Dragonsinger where Menolly is made a Journeyman. Piemur prepares himself for a big event where he will be the lead singer until his voice breaks and he realises that his one and only ability which made him special has now disappeared.But Piemur is very far from having just this one ability and Master Robinton knows how precious Piemur is. That is why Piemur is seemingly hired as a drums apprentice when in fact he is asked to becoming the Master Harper's ears and

When I picked this book up to read, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't a continuation of Menolly's story. I wanted more about her. I wanted to watch Menolly and Sebell develop their relationship! Once again, I had to remind myself that these are not romance novels. But I quickly got over my disappointment as I was taken into Piemur's world. He is all set to start practicing the part of Lessa in a new song to be performed, when his voice cracks. Piemur has never been thrilled with singing

I understand why this book disappoints a lot of readers. Sold as the third in a trilogy where the first two books are all about Menolly, and written from her POV, this one relegates her to minor character status and follows Piemur instead. Fortunately I like Piemur and enjoy reading about his adventures, but he's very different from Menolly. Also I think this book works better if you've read enough of the Dragonrider books to understand what's happening on the Southern continent and what the

The focus shifts from Menolly to a young imp who is at the Harper Hall but doesn't take his skill as seriously as Menolly: Piemur. This is another delightful adventure. I think this book proved so popular that McCaffrey almost had no choice but to include him in further stories about Pern. Again, as in the first two books of this series, these are suitable for kids unlike the regular Pern series. I've reread this series over and over and must remember to do so again in the near future! Addendum:

And Piemur gets the spotlight he deserves. I love Piemur, but in this book I have a few more issues regarding reactions to something huge Piemur does and the relationship between two characters. Still an old favorite though and I appreciate being able to come to it with a new light.