(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 9
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
431 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Colonists from Earth set out to protect their new home, Pern, from the deadly spores that fall from the sky and devour everything in their path.
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 10
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
xii, 305 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A band of renegades, led by Lady Thella, rise from the ranks of criminals and the disaffected and pursue Aramina, who has a telepathic link to the dragons, as their quarry.
Author
Series
Twins of Petaybee volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
273 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twins Ronan and Murel are sent to live on an orbiting space station after a scientist becomes too obsessed with them. However, their search for the origins of their shape-shifting abilities puts them in danger. Meanwhile the planet Petaybee is becoming environmentally unstable and the twins' father investigates the strange occurances.
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 16
Publisher
Ballantine Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
434 p. : ill., map
Language
English
Description
The Red Star, that celestial curse whose eccentric orbit was responsible for Thread, has been shifted to a harmless orbit, and the current Threadfall will be the last. Technological marvels are changing the face of life on Pern. And the dragonriders, led by F'lessan, son of F'lar and Lessa and rider of bronze Golanth, and Tia, rider of green Zaranth, must forge a new place for themselves in a world that may no longer need them.
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 20
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
298 p. ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. As the only female apprentices, Nonala and Kelsa are the butt of jokes and easy targets for the bully Vaxoram and his cronies. But when Kindan springs to Kelsa's defense, he winds up in a fight for his life against the older, bigger Vaxoram -- a fight that will lead to a surprising friendship. Meanwhile, in nearby Fort Hold, a clutch of fire-lizard eggs is about to hatch,...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 17
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The dragonriders explore the capabilities of the dragons' distant cousins, the watch-whers, a discovery that enables them to save more lives in their ongoing fight with Thread.
Author
Series
Barque cats volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
236 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Catalyst readers were introduced to the beguiling Barque Cats: spacefaring felines who serve aboard starships as full-fledged members of the crew. Highly evolved, the cats share an almost telepathic bond with their minders, or Cat Persons—until, suddenly, there is no “almost” about it, and a particular Barque Cat, Chester, learns to exchange thoughts with his human friend, Jubal. Other cats soon gain the same ability. Behind the seeming miracle...
Author
Series
Barque cats volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
256 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since the early days of interstellar travel, Barque Cats have been highly prized crew members, responsible for keeping spacecraft free of vermin, for alerting human crews to potential environmental hazards, and for acting as morale officers. Even among Barque Cats, Chessie is something special. Her pedigree, skills, and intelligence, as well as the close rapport she has with her human, Janina, make her the most valuable crew member aboard the Molly...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c1968, 1997
Physical Desc
299 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Twins of Petaybee volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Physical Desc
280 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
he selkie twins, Ronan and Murel, leave Petaybee on a mission to help rescue their friend Marmie, who has been falsely arrested on the orders of a corrupt Colonel. However, the Colonel has more power in the Company than they realized and they end up being imprisoned themselves and taken to the Gwinnet Incarceration Colony. There, they have to try to evade the clutches of their old adversary Dr Mabu, an unscrupulous scientist who wants to study their...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 25
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
x, 366 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pellar, a mute Apprentice Harper; Halla, a homeless girl; and Cristov, a miner's son, learn invaluable life lessons as the planet Pern prepares for the return of the deadly Red Star and its annihilating "Thread," which can only be destroyed by firestone-fueled dragonfire. But mining firestone is dangerous work, often carried out by children of disenfranchised criminals called the Shunned. Accompanied by his new fire-lizard Chitter, Pellar joins Masterharper...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 24
Publisher
Del Rey Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
344 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 29
Publisher
Del Rey Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xvi, 321 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Even though Lorana cured the plague that was killing the dragons of Pern, sacrificing her queen dragon in the process, the effects of the disease were so devastating that there are no longer enough dragons available to fight the fall of deadly Thread. And as the situation grows more dire, a pregnant Lorana decides that she must take drastic steps in the quest for help. Meanwhile, back at Telgar Weyr, Weyrwoman Fiona, herself pregnant, and the harper...
Author
Series
Twins of Petaybee volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2008, c2006
Physical Desc
298 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Now that Petaybee is forming a new equatorial island, the planet has agreed to harbor a group of new refugees, workers indentured to the powerful InterGal Corporation. But the mission to collect the immigrants becomes a rescue operation when it is revealed that InterGal is doing nothing to help these survivors of a world devastated by a meteor shower. Murel and Ronan set out to persuade the frightened refugees to come out of hiding, leave their world,...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Volume II of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the legendary series by award-winning author Anne McCaffrey
Since Lessa and Ramoth, her golden queen dragon, traveled into the past to bring forward a small army of dragons and riders to save their world from deadly alien spores, fear and desperation have spread across the land. But while the dragonriders struggle with threats both otherworldly and human, a young rider named F’nor and his...
Since Lessa and Ramoth, her golden queen dragon, traveled into the past to bring forward a small army of dragons and riders to save their world from deadly alien spores, fear and desperation have spread across the land. But while the dragonriders struggle with threats both otherworldly and human, a young rider named F’nor and his...
16) Dragon Harper
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Captivating . . . The McCaffreys are well known for their brilliant characterizations, and they do not disappoint here.”—Booklist
In Fort Hold, a clutch of fire-lizard eggs is about to hatch, and Lord Bemin’s beautiful young daughter, Koriana, is determined to Impress one of the delightful creatures. At the hatching, apprentice harper Kindan Impresses a fire-lizard of his...
In Fort Hold, a clutch of fire-lizard eggs is about to hatch, and Lord Bemin’s beautiful young daughter, Koriana, is determined to Impress one of the delightful creatures. At the hatching, apprentice harper Kindan Impresses a fire-lizard of his...
17) Dragon's Kin
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Personable characters and superb storytelling make this an excellent choice. . . . Essential for Pern fans of all ages.”—Library Journal (starred review)
The son of a miner, Kindan has no expectations for any other life. He loves his lessons with the camp’s harper, but music isn’t part of a miner’s future. He also enjoys helping out with the camp’s watch-wher— a creature distantly...
The son of a miner, Kindan has no expectations for any other life. He loves his lessons with the camp’s harper, but music isn’t part of a miner’s future. He also enjoys helping out with the camp’s watch-wher— a creature distantly...
Author
Series
Planet Pirates trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fate of the galaxy is placed in the hands of Lunzie, who discovers the true nature of a new friend; Fordeliton, who is dying of a mysterious poison; Dupaynil, who is exiled; and Aygar, who tries to prove himself.
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
A SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC BACK IN PRINT!
BATTLEZONE: ETERNITY
Simeon was a shell-person—the brain who ran Space Station SSS-900 on the fringes of human space. But things hadn't been going too well lately, and he was more than a little discontented. Though normally he enjoyed his work, these days it seemed boring. To make matters worse, his long-time partner had just retired and he was having a hard time adjusting to his newly assigned
...Author
Series
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two novels in one large volume, both set in the same universe as The Ship Who Sang:
The City Who Fought: Simeon was bored with running the mining and processing station that made up his "body." If anyone was to survive, somehow he must transform his wargaming hobby into the real thing and become The City Who Fought.
The Ship Avenged: Ten years later, Joat, the eleven year old techno-demon heroine of
...Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request