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Dragonsblood

  • 2005 first published
  • 480 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
  • 16 editions

Published in 2005, Dragonsblood is a dragon fantasy novel by Todd McCaffrey. It deals with dragons and life on other planets.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 21 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions.

At about 480 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

About Dragonsblood

In Dragon's Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional creation. That writer was her son, Todd McCaffrey. Together, they penned a triumphant new chapter in the annals of the extraordinarily popular Dragonriders of Pern. Now, for the first time, Todd McCaffrey flies alone. And Dragonsblood is proof that the future of Pern is in good hands. After all, dragons are in his blood. . . .Never in the dramatic history of Pern has there been a more dire emergency than that which faces the young dragonrider Lorana. A mysterious fatal illness is striking dragons. The epidemic is spreading like wildfire . . . and the next deadly cycle of Threadfall is only days away. Somehow, Lorana must find a cure before the dragons--including her own beloved Arith--succumb to the sickness, leaving Pern undefended.The lyrics of an all-but-forgotten song seem to point toward an answer from nearly five hundred years in the past, when Kitti Ping and her daughter Wind Blossom bred the first dragons from their smaller cousins, the fire-lizards.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Pern, Imaginary place
  • Dragons
  • Life on other planets
  • Science Fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Science fiction

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Dragonsblood?

Dragonsblood was written by Todd McCaffrey and first published in 2005.

What genre is Dragonsblood?

It is usually shelved as Dragon Fiction.

How long is Dragonsblood?

The median edition has 480 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Dragonsblood?

Readers who like it often enjoy All the Weyrs of Pern, Dragonflight and Dragonquest.

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