Dragon Harper
Subtitle: A New Adventure of Pern
Publisher: Transworld Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Great Britain
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780552153492
Copyright date: 2007
Description: All Kindan ever wanted was to become a Harper, singing and teaching the ballads of Pern, and he is thrilled when he becomes an Apprentice at the Harper Hall. But then he is offered the chance to attend a hatching and succeeds in Impressing the magnificent bronze fire-lizard, Valla. 

There he meets Koriana, daughter of Lord Holder Bemin of Fort Hold. She also Impresses, in her case a gold fire-lizard, and there is an instant attraction between her and Kindan. Unfortunately an Apprentice Harper is not considered a suitable consort for a Fort Holder's daughter and they are quickly separated. Things go from bad to worse for Kindan when he is accused of starting a fire which destroys ancient and extremely precious Records. He is banished to Fort Hold in shame and dishonour but his own worries soon pale into insignificance when a terrible plague starts to spread across Pern, killing nearly everyone infected. As it reaches Fort Hold, Kindan and the rest of Pern's inhabitants know their very survival is in doubt. 

'A proper Pern novel...bodes well for future volumes' SFX on Dragonsblood 

Cover illustration by Les Edwards