a teenager in thes I read this many, many times, The Harper trilogy books belonged to my favourite books in that decade, together with sitelinkThe White Dragon, Menolly has always been my favourite character, besides Robinton, I though she was great, overcoming all those challenges with her family, being independent, finding the fabulous fire lizards and a place for herself to belong.
. . Now,years later, I was a bit apprehensive about my reread, It is such a horrible thing to find out when something, that you cherish in your memory, doesnt pass the test of time.
This book did pass the test of time though, I had a lot of fun and pretty much started rereading sitelinkDragonsinger right away, I just reread this for the first time inyears, . . I love this trilogy so much! It introduced me to the world of Pern and was one of the few things I have ever been able to give back to my Aunt Debbie to repay her for her kindness in introducing me to sciencefiction/fantasy, Isaac Asimov, John Bellairs.
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Dragonsong serves both as an introduction for young adult readers to the Dragonrider series, an examination of gender roles and tradition in their society and perhaps in ours, as well as a loving celebration of music and poetry.
It is followed by Dragonsinger and Dragondrums,
New readers may take some effort to adjust to McCaffery's Pern dialect and the strange apostrophied names of the male Dragonriders, but this gets easier with time and is an excellent language learning tool.
Readers may learn to pick up on implied meanings, for example: the toilet or privy is called "the necessary",
Solid storytelling is made even more memorable by vivid views of the landscape of the planet, the social order and a brief history of Pern, and dazzling descriptions of the fanciful wildlife, including dragons and fire lizards.
This story will captivate and delight even the most reluctant reader, I've read Dragonsong several times over the years and it continues to be one of my favourite Young Adult novels of all time.
Menolly is neither badass warrior nor shrinking violet, but rather someone whose passion for music in all its forms combines with a strong sense of decency to carry her through the trials of living in a place where she's not wanted, and having to make a place for herself outside her familiar home.
Dragonsong neither fits the contemporary notion of Young Adult nor Middle Grade but is instead a kind of timeless story that appealed to me both as a teenager and as an adult.
While it does sit within the massive canon of Pern novels, it works perfectly well as a standalone book for those who've never read any of the Dragonriders books.
Dragons were my ponies, sitelinkKoivu Just reread Dragonsong and Dragonsinger, May have been more emotionally/musically engaged with the characters this time than the first time I read them so many years ago.
Would like to award more thanstars,
In answer to question "What is your favorite fantasy", . . the stories featuring Menolly and her miniature dragons, . . might only be surpassed by the stories about the Apprentice Assassin,
Don't read much fantasy nowadays, Over the last few decades, I think only Robin Hobb and Rothfuss would share a 'best' shelf with McCaffrey's Harper Hall tales,
Considering the pleasure of reading YA stories about dragons, I would like to reread Wrede
sitelinkDealing with Dragons
The Harper Hall series provided one of those library cataloging challenge books.
When I explored, many of the libraries I visited had copies only in the Young Adult section, while in other libraries had the books in SF, not in YA.
McCaffrey's love for music shines through,
The local library no longer owns Dragonsong and Dragonsinger, The two books are available from the YA section of the affluent regional library, Many a woman who found her love of reading early will fondly reminisce about her horse period when she read anything she could get her hands on that had to do with horses, such as the Marguerite Henry books Misty of Chincoteague! and Black Beauty.
Theres a smaller and more select group that can reminisce about their dragon period, I say this because I know: I went through both, However, unlike horses, my love of dragons and dragonlore has lasted well into adulthood, And those early dragon books that I devoured were written by the likes of Jane Yolen, Patricia C, Wrede and Anne McCaffrey.
Dragonsong is the first book in McCaffreys Harper Hall trilogy, a set of scifi books for younger readers today wed probably call them middle grade.
The series is set on the planet Pern, where colonists fight the lifethreatening Thread that falls from space with dragonfire its all explained in less fantastic terms than that in the book, trust me.
The story follows gifted musician Menolly, youngest daughter of the head of fishingcentric Half Circle Hold, as she struggles against the restrictions of Hold life and traditions that state that women cannot be Harpers.
The injustice finally becomes too much and Menolly flees, only to discover a nest of fire lizards, a new life, and a destiny that will take her far from anything she has ever known.
Oh, this book, I must have gotten it at a Scholastic book sale or similar, because I distinctly remember that I bought it because: DRAGONS! and also because there was a.
sale sticker on the front cover, And then, after I was swept into the world of Pern and dragons and fire lizards, I discovered it was the first in a trilogy and had to read the next two immediately.
Thank goodness for libraries.
The main thing I remember feeling when I read this as a child was just how unfair life was for Menolly.
Rereading it now as an adult I still feel the injustice of her situation, even to the point of tears but it is tempered now with knowledge.
Menollys life is narrow because she lives on a colonized planet, in a very traditional community, and there are no options for, or knowledge of, anything different.
Her family forbids her musical tinkering not solely out of spite, as I thought when I was younger, but out of fear, Half Circle Hold is a patriarchal, sexist society that doesnt know how to change for the better, so it keeps a stranglehold on Menolly.
And it is that attitude that eventually forces her flight into the unknown,
Of course, that flight is what saves Menolly, but it also breaks her spirit and effectively cuts her off from the past.
This is one of the clearest examples I can think of in fantasy and science fiction of leaving the past and pushing into the future.
Its an effective narrative to be sure, but I now also think of it as a metaphor for all scifi: leaving the repressive, traditional world of the past and pressing on into the future and new and greater heights.
But I mentioned dragons! Well, Ill deliver to a degree, Menolly encounters fire lizards, the dragons smaller cousins, and these tiny creatures are not only her personal salvation, but they are also her introduction to the life she was meant to live with enlightened friends and the possibility to follow her musical dreams.
I wont say any more about the book, as you should just read it yourself, Its wonderful, and for all ages,
Recommended for: fans of adventurous middle grade fiction, those who enjoy or would like a wellwritten introduction to science fiction and fantasy, and anyone who missed their dragon period and needs to make up for lost time.
Durante séculos, o mundo de Pern enfrentou uma força destrutiva, conhecida por Fios, Porém, os magníficos dragões que sempre protegeram Pern, assim como os homens e as mulheres que neles voavam, começaram a escassear.
À medida que cada vez menos dragões deslizam pelos ares e a destruição insiste em cair do céu, Menolly, uma rapariga de quinze anos, tem apenas um sonho: cantar, tocar e compor a música que lhe é tão familiar deseja tornarse Harpista.
Mas, apesar do seu grande talento, o pai acredita que uma rapariga não merece ocupar uma posição tão respeitada e proíbea de seguir os seus sonhos.
Menolly foge e deparase com nove lagartosdefogo que poderão salvar o seu mundo e mudar a sua vida para sempre,
Descubra a Trilogia completa de O Salão do Harpista, There is nothing like snuggling under the covers with one of your favorite books on a rainy day,
I love this book, unconditionally, so don't expect a fair review from me, This is the book that led to my discovery of both scifi and fantasy as genres, it opened up the world to me, at the time I was eleven but a decade later I still enjoy it.
The book was written for an arguably younger audience than any other set of books in McCaffrey's Pern series, There is no sex, minimal violence, the reading level is definitly geared toward middleschoolers not in a condescending way though, and the main characters are in their teens.
Still, its a necessary part of the Pernverse for any enthusiast,
The characters are enjoyable, Harper Hall is a favorite location of mine, everyone wants a firelizard after reading this story, and its a quick but excellent read.
I think it says something that I have read this book over a dozen times, but still find myself longing to relive the events therein.
Do yourself a favor if its raining out, curl up with any of your favorite books, but I do hope you'll give this one a try.
Read asbook ofin celebration of being able to read at all after a few trying years of little time for literature Spoiler Alert!
There are dragons in this book.
And songs.
Damn it! Why do I keep doing this Ive just ruined it for everyone,
Well, here goes nothing, since Ive told you all about the book already,
Anne McCaffreys wildly successful Pern series about dragons on a far flung planet is entertaining, and charming and all that but theres just not a lot there.
This was like a nice visit to a grandma, when all the while you know you could have gone downtown for some wild fun.
What not a lot there, you say Theres dragons, and fire lizards, and its on a different planet and its science fiction!!!
Yeah, but that might have been some coin in, weve got some kickass CGI dragons now and science fiction
that has laser beams and just more.
Maybe this is not as timeless as some other SF from thes ands,
This is actually a side hustle in the Pern universe, this is about Harpers bard like folks who sing and play instruments and have a leadership role in the community.
It was good, I enjoyed it, but eh,
I am a little confused about the order in which I have to read the books of this series because there are different approaches.
I chose the order in which they were released, So I have to break the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy to begin this,
In the Harper Hall trilogy we are at the same time as the previous book of the series but we follow a different story.
The protagonist of this story is the sweet and sensitive Menolly who goes against the strict conservative beliefs of the region that was born expressing her love for music, which in their opinion is a purely male affair.
That is why she knows the strong disapproval of hers that reaches the limits of rejection, Disappointed seeks love and appreciation somewhere and finds them in the strangest place, It is the beginning of a very moving, sensitive and emotional story, written in a beautiful way that makes the reader feel all the emotions of the heroine on her journey.
A book that really touched me and from now on will have a special place in my heart, This was good, but not great,
If the book was any longer I might not have felt the need to finish it, but it was just the right combination of length and interesting to make me want to know how it all turned out for the protagonist.
The world Anne Mccaffrey created is intriguing, but other than that there was not much happening, In saying that, the second half was much better than the first, and I am almost tempted to carry on with the series, but not sure if I will as there are so many other books clamouring for my attention.
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