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The White Dragon

Dragonriders of Pern, Book 3

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The White Dragon

By: Anne McCaffrey
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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The third Dragonriders of Pern novel from the New York Times best seller Anne McCaffrey.

There has never been a dragon quite like Ruth - he's small, agile, able to communicate with fire lizards and has an uncanny ability to know exactly when he is. His bond with the young Lord Holder Jaxom is uniquely strong thanks to their unlikely connection and the fact that nearly everybody else on Pern thought the diminutive dragon wouldn't survive to adulthood. With Jaxom set to inherit control of his Hold, the pair is banned from fighting Thread, their flying time strictly limited at the insistence of the Weyrleaders and Lord Holders.

Stuck halfway between the Holds and Weyrs, Jaxom and Ruth decide to train in secret, learning how to fight Thread and how to fly through time. Their illicit flights seem like a small rebellion against the expectations of their elders, until they find themselves in the path of danger and in a position to prevent the biggest disaster of all....

©2012 Anne McCaffrey (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group Fantasy Fiction Dragons Paranormal

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I first read this book when I was a teenager roughly 12/13 years old in my school library ..... now I've heard it at age 48 nearly 36 years later - still interesting and entertaining all these years later - I am blessed with a good memory - so I have to give myself a good break between books - but even now after all this time I was anticipating from memory some of the characters reactions! 😁

Excellent

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still as brilliant as the first time I read it will love it forever ❤

The white Dragon

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it's good to hear a modern classic brought back. well read and can't wait to look for more.

enjoyable

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The story is great but the narrator isn't very good in my opunion & the creepy voice used for Ruth is really bad. Frankly it ruins the character almost completely & detracts from the performance & story, which is a massive shame.

The best dragon rider book.

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A childhood storey brought to life by being beautifully read. Real talent. I will get more

Most beautifully read.

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Enjoyed this audible book (read the paperback 35yrs ago). Narrator was different to the 1st 2 books of this series but found I preferred him.

Good audible book

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I really enjoyed how this story and it’s many characters were portrayed. An incredible performance of a much-beloved book

Wonderfully read

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Anne Mcaffrey’s dragon rider books have always been favourites of mine and over 40 years on since I first read this one this is still fresh and fun to listen to. This audible version is very well narrated (unlike many of the other books in this series so far) with great characterisation of the participants by Joe Jameson. He has really caught the character of Jaxom and the other characters very well indeed with good use of accents and intonation to differentiate them from each other.. Great listening all round!

As good on Audible as I Remember reading it

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very nicely narrated.

I loved this book when I was younger and could read and having it read to me now has been a joy.

I love the characters and the dragons and the world that has been created.

Really enjoyed listening to this book

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Never get tired of Anne McCaffrey 's dragon tales. This one of Ruth and Jaxom showing what determination can prove.
My quibble however is that across all the different Pern books now in audible each narrator has their own way of pronouncing the characters names. I personally find it annoying that there is no set way. The authors family must be able to provide the correct way that Anne had in her mind while writing. and those co-written with family members the same. To have that continuity would make the story flow much better.

Another thrilling tale, 1 small quibble

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