Dragonquest Summary
Anne McCaffrey

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Dragonquest Summary & Study Guide

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Dragonquest Summary

Dragonquest is the story of how all factions on a tradition-bound planet rally together to find a more permanent solution to a deadly menace than the valiant battle waged by fire breathing dragons and their heroic riders.

The planet Pern is menaced not only by Thread, a dreaded infiltration from space that burns flora and fauna, but also by friction among the ruling Lord Holders and between stodgy Oldtime dragonmen and...

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