description: A fantasy of a time when... Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed betweenthe daring and adventurous young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary whitedragon, Ruth. Pure white and incredibly agile, Ruth was a dragon of manytalents, though almost everyone on Pern thought he was a runt that wouldnever amount to anything. But Jaxom knew better, knew he could teach his dragon to fly and todestroy the deadly silver Threads that fell from the sky. Disobeying allrules, Jaxom and Ruth trained in secret. Their illicit flights seemedbut a minor disobedience -- until they found themselves in the path ofdanger and in a position to prevent the biggest disaster of all! "At last we have the long-awaited tale of Jaxom, a ruler who became adragon-friend by chance, and Ruth, the white dragon, alone of his kind.If only one could hunt up a spaceport and invest in a ticket to Pern! Atleast The White Dragon gives us the illusion of such a joy."    " The White Dragon is a triumph!"   
language: English
title: The White Dragon
titlecomplete: The White Dragon (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
characters: Jaxom, Ruth (The White Dragon)
genres: High Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Dragons, Adult, Adventure, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 46666
places: Pern
series: Pern (Chronological Order), Dragonriders of Pern, Pern 
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Gandalf Award, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: The ESFS Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Del Rey