{"product_id":"dragonflight-an-awe-inspiring-epic-fantasy-from-one-of-the-most-influential-fantasy-and-sf-novelists-of-her-generation-the-dragon-books-1","title":"Dragonflight: an awe-inspiring epic fantasy from one of the most influential fantasy and SF novelists of her generation (The Dragon Books, 1)","description":"\u003ci\u003eLet Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, introduce you to a whole new world- Pern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eominous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethreat. If you like David Eddings, David Gemmell and Douglas Adams, you will love this.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\\\"Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants\\\" - \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\\\"Read \u003ci\u003eDragonflight\u003c\/i\u003e and you're confronted with McCaffrey the storyteller in her prime...\\\" - SFX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\\\"Wonderful descriptive writing, the dragons are totally believable and their riders are very human.\\\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\\\"Pure genius.\\\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\\\"One of the all time classics of science fiction.\\\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\\\"Well written, extraordinary world building whose influence can be seen even today.\\\" ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ********************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To the nobles who live in \u003cb\u003eBenden Weyr\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLessa\u003c\/b\u003e is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise-and take back her stolen birthright.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But everything changes when she meets a \u003cb\u003eQueen dragon\u003c\/b\u003e. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa's world is threatened by \u003cb\u003eThread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches\u003c\/b\u003e. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread and \u003cb\u003ethe blood-red star\u003c\/b\u003e, but there are very few of them left these days. Only the gigantic, golden Queen can breed new dragons. And the Queen is fading . . . dying . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNow brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDragonriders of Pern\u003c\/i\u003e series continues in \u003ci\u003eDragonquest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/anne-mccaffrey-books\"\u003eAnne McCaffrey\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corgi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780552084536\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Corgi","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47912078901425,"sku":"SB-0552084530-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0552084530.jpg?v=1789530058","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/dragonflight-an-awe-inspiring-epic-fantasy-from-one-of-the-most-influential-fantasy-and-sf-novelists-of-her-generation-the-dragon-books-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}