When a freak accident provides proof of paranormal mental abilities, the world reacts with suspicion and fear.
Harsh repression seems the only answer.
But the project is critically behind schedule. On a solo test flight of an experimental ship, Namisha is marooned light years from home. Now only Cuiva, Namisha's ingenious child, stands in the way of a rival branch of the Rondymense family who wish to reclaim the ship-yard by any means necessary. Since the first unforgettable appearance of Pern's remarkable dragons and their brave human riders in the novella Weyr Search , winner of a Hugo award in 1968, millions of readers the world over have thrilled to Anne McCaffrey's bestselling saga of men, women, and dragons united against the deadly fall of Thread. Thanks to McCaffrey's bold and generous imagination, we have known what it is to fly.