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Dragondrums

Harper Hall Trilogy, Volume 3

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Dragondrums

By: Anne McCaffrey
Narrated by: Sally Darling
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Return to the enchanting world of Pern in the conclusion of Anne McCaffrey’s bestselling Harper Hall Trilogy.

Dragondrums is the spellbinding tale of Piemur, a mischievous young singer who makes an incredible journey to the dark, uncharted realms of Pern. Piemur’s remarkable singing voice has earned him an honored place in Harper Hall, the home of the world’s master musicians. When his voice suddenly changes, he fears his time among the Harpers has ended. But the Masterharper has a special assignment for the singer. On a daring mission to the mysterious Southern Continent, Piemur searches for the secrets of the Old-timers—and his own role in Harper Hall’s future.

Anne McCaffrey’s wondrous tales of Pern, with all their colorful dragons and fascinating characters, are classics of fantasy literature. With millions of fans around the world, the Harper Hall Trilogy has become one of this century’s most popular fantasy sagas—and a tribute to the power of imaginative storytelling.

Don't miss the other books in the Harper Hall Trilogy.©1979 Anne McCaffrey (P)1992 Recorded Books Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Celebrity

Critic Reviews

"Young people will be entranced again by Pern's ways and in Piemur find an impulsive, thoroughly sympathetic hero." (School Library Journal)

"All dragonrider fans will want to read it." (Voice of Youth Advocates)

“Fans of the Dragons of Pern will be pleased with this production, and newcomers may be inspired to read all the books in this series.” (AudioFile)

"As deftly structured and as smoothly written as its predecessors." (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)
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The Peimur story was easy listening. By book 3 I was accustomed to the narrator.

These harper hall stories are great

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I’ve been a fan of Anne McCaffery, and particularly her Pern series, for nearly 4 decades and being able to hear her stories spoken is magical. DragonDrums was always one of my favourites and Sally Darling’s narration suits this and the others in the series well. My only nitpick, similar to many other audio versions of books I already know, is that there are a couple of slightly different pronunciations that she uses that tend to irritate me when I hear them. For instance, I always figured that the N in N’ton’s name would be pronounced the same as it is in Norton, for which N’ton is the abbreviation. To me it sounds a bit like Nehtonn whereas Sally pronounces the N’t as if it were in the word don’t. But we agree on most other riders’ names like F’lar and F’nor. It’s a minor quibble and possibly I’m in the minority but it’s the reason I gave 1 less star on performance. Other than that, I love it.

If you’re a Pern fan and debating whether to hear the books you’ve read, I highly recommend you pay the world a visit again.

Great story, almost flawless delivery

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nothing about this story has anything to dislike about
every single little thing was perfect

the story was amazing every single thing was perfect

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Good vintage science fiction novel. Excellent author with many books in the Pern series. Solid character development and nice narration

Solid sci-fi

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not bad but a bit over the southern drawl.. but overall very enjoyable. been re reading these books for years

love Anne Mcaffery

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Why is 'shone' pronounced 'shown' - that is worst and most frequent. And again so much emphasis is misplaced- please, rehearse each chapter before recording.

Pronunciations spoil reading.

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I really enjoyed this mostly solo adventure, with elements of a great escape, survival in nature and even a little sea voyage.

Excellent Adventure

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