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Sky Dragons

  • 2012 first published
  • 400 pages
  • ★ 5.0 (3 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey and Emily Durante's Sky Dragons (2012) is a dragon fantasy novel. Key subjects include space colonies, life on other planets, dragons and Pern.

Open Library readers give it an average of 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 30 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Sky Dragons

Scores of dragons are dead after plague swept across the world of Pern, and now the Weyrs are struggling to rebuild before Threadfall destroys everything—and everyone—left alive. Their best hope lies with a group of new dragonriders who have volunteered to brave the dangers of an unexplored island populated by vicious wild felines and voracious tunnel-snakes to create a safe home for their young dragons, whose offspring will hopefully replenish Pern’s decimated population. But their leader, Xhinna, the first female rider of a blue dragon, faces an uphill battle to win the respect of her peers, especially after tragedy leaves the new colony reeling. The way forward seems to lie with the awesome ability of the dragons to travel through time. But that power comes with risks: By venturing into the past, Xhinna may jeopardize the very future she has sworn to save.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Pern, Imaginary place
  • Space colonies
  • Life on other planets
  • Dragons
  • Fantasy
  • Pern
  • Amerikanisches Englisch

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Sky Dragons?

Sky Dragons was written by Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey and Emily Durante and first published in 2012.

What genre is Sky Dragons?

It is usually shelved as Dragon Fiction.

How long is Sky Dragons?

The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Sky Dragons?

Readers who like it often enjoy Eragon, A Clash of Kings and Eldest.

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