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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern( )
Author: McCaffrey, Anne
Series title:Pern Ser.
ISBN:978-0-345-29873-7
Publication Date:Sep 1984
Publisher:Random House Worlds
Imprint:Del Rey
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $7.99
Book Description:

Anne McCaffrey draws the reader back in time to an earlier Pern to tell the story of one of Pern's great and true heroines. An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch.  Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders...
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Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.2 x 6.68 x 1.05 Inches
Book Weight:0.475 Pounds
Author Biography
McCaffrey, Anne (Author)
Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926. She received a degree in Slavonic languages from Radcliffe College. She worked in advertising for Helena Rubenstein from 1947 to 1952.

Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85.

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