Book description
Nerilka's Story
It was in Moreta's time -- a time of legend, of heroic valor, of
terrible Threadfall and the Great Plague that devastated both Holders
and Dragonfolk. For Lady Nerilka of Fort Hold, the tragedy was
twofold, for with the death of her mother and her sister, her father's
mistress took possession of the Hold. Angry and betrayed, Nerilka
decided to escape and, as Pern seethed in turmoil, she began her
perilous journey to Ruatha, Lord Alessan and an unknown destiny.
The Coelura
When the Lady Caissa was told by her exalted sire to enter into an
heir-contract with Cavernus Gustin she was appalled. For although
Gustin was genetically sound he was vain, pompous and intellectually
inept. But Caissa's father was determined there should be a union --
he had his own privately plotted plans for such a match. And a few
hours later Caissa began to suspect what they were. On a private
flight over the forbidden areas of the North, she was alerted by a
distress signal -- and there discovered a stranger who said his name
was Murell -- a man surrounded by coelura, the incredible rainbow
creatures whose very brilliance threatened their extinction. It was
the coelura her father wanted. And Murell was determined to save them.
Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She graduated
cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and
Literatures. A prolific bestselling author, she is best known for her
handling of broad themes and the worlds of her imagination,
particularly in her tales of the Talents and the novels about the
Dragonriders of Pern. Anne McCaffrey lives in a house of her own
design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Visit the author's website at www. annemccaffrey. net
