600-odd pages of shit!
And just when Todd's books were getting better.
Dragon's Kin & Dragon's Fire were not great, but had some interesting ideas at least.
I actually enjoyed Dragon Harper, Dragonsblood & Dragonheart.
Then this piece of shit.
Basically nothing happens all book except what I assume a typical Mills & Boon romance contains. Even they probably don't make such a big deal about a love triangle/quadrilateral/whatever.
It resolved maybe one minor question from the previous book. Raised another minor question and took the whole bloody 600 pages to give it an answer.
I found Fiona and her continually "flashing eyes" less and less likable as the book went on. None of the other characters were particularly likable either, but they were only bit players in Fiona's centre stage. ( )

Dust Jacket

Anne McCaffrey is the quintessential writer of fantasy books pertaining to dragons. These books are always wonderful, well written, and perfectly characterized. All of her series are great but the ones that take place on Pern are the best of all. A thoroughly fun and engaging read. ( )

This book picks up where "Dragonheart" leaves off - the same day, in fact. One needs to read the other two Todd McCaffrey dragon books before this one, or it won't make a lot of sense.

Pros: It's a good story, well integrated into the Pern universe. The story is very tight chronologically, starting in the second month of year 508, and ending in the 7th month of the same year. We follow Fiona closely, with Kindan and Lorana close secondary leads. I like the characters. This is clearly a middle book, continuing the story of the previous book, solves a conundrum set up early on, and then It ends on a cliff-hanger. It does not feel as padded as its immediate predecessor, and it seems like more happens.

Cons: This is about 450 pp, and could have been edited down to closer to 300 pp without sacrificing anything essential. I would have preferred fewer descriptions of fighting Threadfalls, and of sleeping arrangements. Fewer named characters would have been easier to follow: there are a LOT of names.

The book kept my interest, even if sometimes I was a bit impatient. ( )

I loved this one, continuing characters and lots of completion of points from previous books that I wanted. Ending was a bit of a cliff hanger.