Resumo de Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey

F'Lar, the Weyrleader (Weyr's are where the Dragons and Dragonfolk live) along with his partner Lessa had saved Pern from the last Threadfall only by bringing others forward in time (the Dragons can travel through time and space almost instantaneously). But the Oldtimers who've came forward to help fight the Thread don't like all of the changes that have been made in the 400 years of so since their own time. (They apparently never think about going back to it). In particular, they don't like the fact that the ordinary folk are less than reverent in their attitude towards the Dragonfolk.

The newly repopulated Southern Continent is also providing its own special problems, mainly in the form of the Weyrwoman there, Kylara. And when F'nor (F'lar's brother and Wing Second of the Benden Weyr) stumbles across a most unusual discovery while recuperating from injury in the Southern Continent, the situation exceeds boiling point.

F'Lar and Lessa are much more a partnership in this book (having spent the whole of the first book, Dragonflight, getting to this stage), and F'Lar remains as likeable a character as ever, perhaps more so as his relationship with Lessa is much softer and more loving, and he is also shown to feel the burden of responsibility. F'Nor has a far greater part to play in this one (which is great as he is a good character) , and his love interest is? well.. .interesting. Young Lord Jaxom and F'Lar's son also have a major part to play in the proceedings.

However in this book there are also some truly unlikeable characters, notably Kylara and her lover, along with some of the Oldtimers. This gives an extra dimension to the encounters between the different parties, because you have grown to genuinely like some while even more genuinely disliking some others.

The characters are very well portrayed and each has their own peculiar foibles and weaknesses, and even the villains have their good moments - very occasionally in some instances...

Again McAffery takes us all around the world of Pern and shows it to us in loving detail. There isn't too much detail but no-one will complain that there isn't enough, either.

We are also taken off-world at one point - but to say any more would spoil it for you, so I'll leave it at that?

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