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I've been reading through Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series this past week. I'm liking them-I've already gone back to re-read one particular tale after I read another book that explained what happened before that book.

Her books that concern the main characters in her universe are well-written. Her books that concern minor characters seem fuzzy, somehow. Not as well thought out? I can't put my finger on it. The books co-written with her son and the ones he's done solo are well done and tend more towards the sci-fi side of things. She does too, but builds slowly into her characters re-discovering their heritage.

Anyways, that has been occupying any spare time I've had. Spare time which comes at the expense of sleeping time, which is possibly why I'm completely wiped this morning. But the needing to be in this cool new universe supersedes a portion of my common sense. I become more like my mother every day-when she got a new book/series nothing could distract her. Which is why she typically restricted her reading to summertime.

Today is my last day in a Pern-induced fog, however. My mother is coming tomorrow and we'll be caught in a whirlwind of activity while she's here. And then Damm will be back and we'll be preparing for the fall semester to start. And then I'll be in a Chinese literature-fog.


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Dulcea said…
I adore her dragon books. I've been reading them ever since I used to sneak the hardbacks off my mom's bookshelf when I was like 12. Not horribly pleased with what her son's done with the series, but EVERYTHING up to that point is an amazing read. Whether you read them in published order, or in chronological order. Enjoy them!
July 26, 2010 at 6:29:00 PM MDT
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