Instead, they are a heavily genetically modified species based on one of Pern's native life-forms, the fire-lizard. Furthermore, they are not magical at all. Unlike most dragons in previous Western literature, Pernese dragons are entirely friendly to humanity. Pernese dragons are similar to traditional European dragons in the fact that they can breathe fire and resemble great lizards or dinosaurs with wings, but the resemblance ends there. In creating the Pern setting, McCaffrey set out to subvert the clichés associated with dragons in European folklore and in modern fantasy fiction. The Dragons of Pern are a fictional race created by Anne McCaffrey as an integral part of the science fiction world depicted in her Dragonriders of Pern novels.

So as the dragonriders desperately train to face a terrifying enemy, they and the other Lord Holders must find a way to deal with Chalkin-before history repeats itself and unleashes its virulence on all of Pern.Fictional race of dragons in Anne McCaffrey novels But one stubborn Lord Holder, Chalkin of Bitra, refuses to believe-and that disbelief could spell disaster. Now the ominous signs are appearing: the violent winter storms and volcanic eruptions that are said to herald the approach of the Red Star and its lethal spawn. For two centuries they have been practicing and training, passing down from generation to generation the formidable Threadfighting techniques. No one alive remembers that first horrific onslaught and no one believes in its return-except for the dragonriders. It's been two hundred years since the deadly Thread fell like rain upon Pern, devouring everything in its path. In Anne McCaffrey’s New York Times bestselling Dragonseye, join Weyrleaders, Holders, and Craftmasters in the creation of the legendary Star Stones and the teaching ballads of Pern!

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