Todd J Mccaffrey

Dragonheart Todd J Mccaffrey

Publisher Marketing: The grim specter of sickness looms over the Weyrs of Pern, felling fire-lizards and posing a potentially devastating threat to their dragon cousins, Pern s sole defense against the deadly phenomenon that is Thread. Fiona, the youngest and only surviving daughter of Lord Bemin, is just coming of age, and about to assume the duties of a Weyrwoman, when word spreads that dragons have indeed begun succumbing to the new contagion. With the next season of Threadfall quickly approaching, and the already diminished ranks of the dragons once more under siege, every Weyr across Pern is in crisis mode. It is hardly the time for disturbing distractions such as the strange voice Fiona suddenly hears in her mind at the darkest and most urgent moments. Circumstances and the mood of the weyrfolk worsen when advance patrols relay the dreaded news that black dust the unmistakable herald of falling Thread has been sighted. As more dragons sicken and die, leaving only a new generation of weyrlings too young to succeed them, Weyrleader B Nik and queen rider Lorana arrive from Benden Weyr to comb Fort Weyr s archives in a desperate search for clues from the past that may hold the solution to the plague. But could the actual past itself prove the pathway to salvation for Pern s stricken dragons and the entire imperiled planet? Guided by a mysterious ally from a wholly unexpected place, and trusting in the unique dragon gift for transcending time, Fiona will join a risky expedition with far-reaching consequences for both Pern s future and her personal destiny." Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/2008 pg. 5 (EAN 9780345491145, Hardcover) Library Journal 11/15/2008 pg. 63 (EAN 9780345491145, Hardcover) - *Starred Review LJ Best Books of Year 12/15/2008 pg. 66 (EAN 9780345491145, Hardcover) LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2008 pg. 66 (EAN 9780345491145, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 677 (EAN 9780345441256, Mass Market Paperbound) Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 149 (EAN 9781596001169, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 149 (EAN 9781596001145, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 149 (EAN 9781593358020, MP3 CD) Booklist 11/01/2004 pg. 444 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2004 pg. 1072 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/08/2004 pg. 40 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 109 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 46 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Entertainment Weekly 01/28/2005 pg. 88 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) LJ Best Books of Year 01/01/2005 pg. 56 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) Romantic Times 03/01/2005 pg. 48 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 677 (EAN 9780345441249, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/14/2013 (EAN 9781937856830, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  McCaffrey, Todd J TODD MCCAFFREY was born in the United States, but he spent his teenage years in Ireland, where his mother moved in 1970. After a stint in the U. S. Army, he followed his love of computers to build a career as a computer engineer. His true love is writing, though. Having grown up with the Dragonriders of Pern, he is bursting with ideas for new stories of that world, its people, and its dragons."From the Hardcover edition."Contributor Bio:  Durante, Emily Emily Durante has narrated the Midnight Twins trilogy by Jacquelyn Mitchard, "Casting Off" by Nicole R. Dickson, and "Smooth Talking Stranger" by Lisa Kleypas, and directed the Earphones Award winning performance of "Heaven's Keep" narrated by Buck Schirner.