num_pages: 347
description: An alternative cover for this edition can be found hereHOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise—and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa’s world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world. . . .
language: English
title: Dragonflight
titlecomplete: Dragonflight (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
characters: F'lar, Lessa
genres: High Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Dragons, Time Travel, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 135196
places: Pern
series: Pern (Chronological Order), Dragonriders of Pern, Pern 
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Corgi