{"product_id":"nerilkas-story-the-coelura","title":"Nerilka's Story \u0026 The Coelura","description":"\u003ci\u003eLet Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world-\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and ominous threat. If you like David Eddings, Brandon Sanderson 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'A delight' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Enchanting' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Fantastic' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I love this book, and read it probably once a year' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Anne McCaffrey at her best' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ***********************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNerilka's Story\u003c\/b\u003e- we meet \u003cb\u003eLady Nerilka of Fort Hold\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eMoreta's\u003c\/b\u003e time -- a time of legend, of heroic valour, of terrible \u003cb\u003eThreadfall\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ethe Great Plague\u003c\/b\u003e that devastates both \u003cb\u003eHolders\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDragonfolk\u003c\/b\u003e. For Lady Nerilka, the tragedy is twofold, for with the death of her mother and her sister, her father's mistress takes possession of the Hold. Angry and betrayed, Nerilka decides to escape and, as \u003cb\u003ePern\u003c\/b\u003e seethes in turmoil, she begins her perilous journey to \u003cb\u003eRuatha\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLord Alessan\u003c\/b\u003e and an unknown destiny...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Coelura\u003c\/b\u003e- When the \u003cb\u003eLady Caissa\u003c\/b\u003e is told by her father to enter into an heir-contract with \u003cb\u003eCavernus Gustin\u003c\/b\u003e, she is appalled. For although Gustin is genetically sound he is vain, pompous and intellectually inept. But Caissa's father is determined there should be a union - and Caissa cannot work out what his plans in this respect are. The, on a private flight over the forbidden areas of the North, she discovers a stranger who says his name is \u003cb\u003eMurell\u003c\/b\u003e -- a man surrounded by \u003cb\u003ecoelura\u003c\/b\u003e, the incredible rainbow creatures whose very brilliance threatens their extinction. She learns her father's plans somehow relate to these beasts...and Murell is determined to save them.\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 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780552128179\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47912090796209,"sku":"SB-0552128171-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0552128171.jpg?v=1789528637","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/nerilkas-story-the-coelura","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}