Dragondrums
core novel 1979 Dragonriders of Pern
Record
| First published | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (38,958 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689306853 |
Synopsis
Dragondrums is the concluding volume of the Harper Hall trilogy, following Menolly as she comes into her own as a harper amid Pern's ongoing Threadfall threat. The book shifts its central viewpoint to Piemur, a resourceful younger apprentice and friend of Menolly's whose voice has just broken, ending his career as a treble soloist and leaving him uncertain about his future at the Harper Hall. Assigned to unusual errands by Master Robinton that take him traveling around Pern, Piemur finds himself drawn into increasingly secretive work involving the reclusive Oldtimers and the mysterious southern continent. As he juggles his growing responsibilities with his instinct for getting into trouble, Piemur must decide how far he is willing to go to prove himself useful to the Harper Hall's quieter, more dangerous undertakings.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragonriders of Pern
- Series: Harper Hall core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne McCaffrey
Awards (verified)
- Balrog Award, 1980: won
- Locus Award (SF Novel), 1980: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 8th.
Notes
- From the series record (Harper Hall): Marketed as YA; set concurrently with the original trilogy's timeframe.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Harper Hall: position 3 of 3: previous Dragonsinger (1977)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pern_books
- https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pern_series
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragondrums
- https://www.sfadb.com
- https://sf-encyclopedia.com
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