Author(s): Anne McCaffrey

Fiction

A Gift Of Dragons brings together four tales of Pern in a single volume illustrated with beautiful artwork by Tom Kidd. In The Smallest Dragonboy, Keevan is the youngest dragonrider candidate, determined to impress a dragon when the next clutch of eggs hatches. But what transpires will surprise everyone - Keevan most of all. In The Girl Who Heard Dragons, a young girl's rare ability to communicate with dragons puts her family in danger and will bring her face to face with her greatest fears and with her most secret desire. The Runner Of Pern is a girl named Tenna, who follows family tradition be delivering messages and who will find her destiny on the mossy traces that runners have used for centuries under the dragon-filled sky. And finally, a very special gift: an exciting new Pern adventure, published here for the vey first time, fresh from the imagination of Anne McCaffrey.