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Dragon's Kin

Dragonriders of Pern, Book 16

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Dragon's Kin

Written by: Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Young Kindan has no expectations other than joining his father in the mines of Camp Natalon, a coal mining settlement struggling to turn a profit far from the great Holds where the presence of dragons and their riders means safety and civilization. Mining is fraught with danger. Fortunately, the camp has a watch-wher, a creature distantly related to dragons and uniquely suited to specialized work in the dark, cold mineshafts. Kindan's father is the watch-wher's handler, and his son sometimes helps him out. But even that important job promises no opportunity outside the mine.

Then disaster strikes. In one terrible instant, Kindan loses his family and the camp loses its watch-wher. Fathers are replaced by sons in the mine - except for Kindan, who is taken in by the camp's new Harper. Grieving, Kindan finds a measure of solace in a burgeoning musical talent...and in a new friendship with Nuella, a mysterious girl no one seems to know exists. It is Nuella who assists Kindan when he is selected to hatch and train a new watch-wher, a job that forces him to give up his dream of becoming a Harper; and it is Nuella who helps him give new meaning to his life.

Meanwhile, sparked by the tragedy, long-simmering tensions are dividing the camp. Far below the surface, a group of resentful miners hides a deadly secret. As warring factions threaten to explode, Nuella and Kindan begin to discover unknown talents in the misunderstood watch-wher-talents that could very well save an entire Hold. During their time teaching the watch-wher, the two learn some things themselves: that even a seemingly impossible dream is never completely out of reach...and that light can be found even in the deepest darkness.

©2004 Anne McCaffrey (P)2008 Brilliance Audio Epic Fantasy
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Jumping into the Pern series was a joy. It had been recommended to me for years. I have been listening in publication order and have enjoyed all of the books thus far with very few issues in continuity or logic. The level of world building and complexity of plot Anne McCaffrey strings together is awe inspiring. I had heard not great reviews of Todd's books but I was willing to go into this with an open mind. It had a good premise. The continuity was weak (the size of dragons did not match the timeline, mention of bug that only lives on the southern continent where no one has lived for more than 500 years). and the logic of certain things only happening at night specifically because it's colder (when those same things still don't happen during the day in colder climates, and do happen at night in hotter climates where it would never get cold enough. It was very frustrating to try and follow along poor logic that specifically disagrees with all the other books. Good characters, good premise, terrible follow-through.

Okay Story. Weak logic

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