Dragonflight
Published in 1968, Dragonflight is an epic fantasy and time-travel fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey. The story is set in Pern. Key subjects include life on other planets, space colonies, dragons and time travel.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings, and 408 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 78 editions across 8 languages.
It runs to roughly 309 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Dragonflight
HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa 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. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. 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 Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world. . . .From the Paperback edition.
Quick answers
Who wrote Dragonflight?
Dragonflight was written by Anne McCaffrey and first published in 1968.
What genre is Dragonflight?
It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy, Time Travel and Dragon Fiction.
How long is Dragonflight?
The median edition has 309 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Dragonflight?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Clash of Kings, The Eyes of the Dragon and Grendel.
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