Dragon’s Code

A new hero emerges in a divided world as one of sci-fiΓÇÖs most beloved seriesΓÇöAnne McCaffreyΓÇÖs Dragonriders of PernΓÇörelaunches with this original adventure from AnneΓÇÖs daughter,Gigi McCaffrey. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Dragonriders of Pern seriesGigi does her mother proudadding to the family tradition of spinning unputdownable tales that recount the adventures of the brave inhabitants of a distant planet who battle the pitiless adversary known as Thread. The last time Thread attacked Pernthe world was unprepared for the fightΓÇöuntil the Oldtimers appeared. These courageous dragonriders arrived from the pasttraveling four hundred years to help their descendants survive. But the collision of past and present took its toll. While most of the displaced rescuers adapted to their new realityothers could not abide the jarring change and found themselves in soul-crushing exilewhere unhappiness and resentment seethed. Piemura journeyman harperalso feels displacedcast adrift by the loss of his spectacular boyhood voice and uncertain of his future. But when the Masterharper of Pern sees promise in the young man and sends him undercover among the exiled OldtimersPiemur senses the looming catastrophe that threatens the balance of power between the Weyrs and Holds of Pern. When the unthinkable happensPiemur must rise to the challenge to avert disaster and restore honor to the dragons and dragonriders of Pern. Because nowin a world already beset by Threadanothermore insidious danger looms: For the first time in living memorydragons may be on the verge of fighting dragons.