From the New York Times bestselling mother-and-son team of Anne
McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey comes the final installment in the riveting
Pern saga that began with Todd's solo novel Dragonsblood. Now, with
all of Pern imperiled by the aftereffects of a plague that killed scores
of dragons and left the planet helpless against the fall of deadly
Thread, the only hope for the future lies in the past.
There, on an unexplored island, a group of dragon-riders led by Xhinna,
a brave young woman who rides the blue dragon Tazith, must battle lethal
Mrreows and voracious tunnel snakes to build a safe home for themselves
and the dragons, whose offspring will one day--if they
survive--replenish Pern's decimated dragon population. But as the first
female rider of a blue dragon, and the first female Weyrleader in the
history of Pern, Xhinna faces an uphill battle in winning the respect
and loyalty of her peers...especially after an unforeseen tragedy leaves
the struggling colony reeling from a shattering loss.
Amid the grieving, one girl, Jirana, blessed--or cursed--with the
ability to foresee potential futures, will help Xhinna find a way
forward. The answer lies in time...or, rather, in timing it: the awesome
ability of the dragons to travel through time itself. But that power
comes with risks, and by venturing further into the past, Xhinna may be
jeopardizing the very future she has sworn to save.
