Anne McCaffrey is a writer of many firsts: the first woman to win science fiction's coveted Hugo and Nebula Awards; the first sci-fi writer to break into the New York Times bestseller lists; and the f...
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"To be born, as I was, on April First imposes a certain responsibility on you to Be Someone. At nine I was convinced that being a writer was the easiest way to accomplish this goal. My first novel was...
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Anne McCaffrey is one of the most prominent writers of science fiction today. Her special contribution has been to make emotion and love respectable subjects in science fiction. Born in Cambridge, Mas...
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Critical Essay by Joan Barbour
[In Dragonsong young] Menolly, whose greatest love is music, rebels against the harsh life in a fishing Hold after her father forbids her even to sing. Leaving the safe...
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Critical Essay by Barbara Elleman
McCaffrey uses great imaginative powers in constructing her intricate and intriguing story [Dragonsong], and she includes a helpful character chart; however, confusi...
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Critical Essay by Zena Sutherland
Despite a plethora of characters and a rather heavy-handed preface, [Dragonsong] is a science fantasy that is cohesive and briskly paced, with sturdy characterizatio...
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Critical Essay by Barbara Elleman
The theme [of Dragonsinger] is developed through many related incidents—some tense, some amusing, others dependent on simple day-to-day occurrences at the Hal...
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Anne McCaffrey
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Critical Essay by Joan Barbour
