Publisher's Synopsis
When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, they did not come alone: intelligence-enhanced dolphins also crossed the stars to colonize PernAAA1/2s oceans while their human partners settled the vast continents. But then disaster struck. The deadly silver spores called Thread fell like rain from the sky, and as human colonistsAAA1/2 dreams of a new, idyllic life shattered into a desperate struggle for survival, the dolphins were forgotten.
Now, centuries later, as the dragonriders of Pern prepare to complete the momentus task of ridding their world of Thread forever, TAAA1/2lion, a young bronze rider, and his friend Readis, son of the Lord Holder of Paradise River Hold, make contact with the legendary AAA1/2shipfish.AAA1/2 And as the dragonriders grapple with the end of an era, TAAA1/2lion, Readis, and the dolphins face the start of a new one: reviving the bond between land- and ocean-dwellers AAA1/2 and resurrecting the dreams of the first colonists of Pern.
