Dragonsblood
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 First paperback edition cover |
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| Author | Todd McCaffrey |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Pern |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Del Rey (1st edition hardcover) |
| Released | January 25, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 480 pp (hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-345-44124-9; ISBN 0-345-44125-7 (pbk) |
| Preceded by | Dragon's Kin |
| Followed by | Dragon's Fire |
Dragonsblood is the title of a 2005 fantasy-science fiction novel by Todd McCaffrey, based upon the Dragonriders of Pern universe created by his mother, Anne McCaffrey.
Predating the plague that sweeps humanity in the stories Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern and Nerilka's Story, Dragonsblood answers the question of what happens when a specialized species is hit with a disease that is incurable given the level of technology available.
The story also brings back a time shortly after that of Dragonsdawn, introducing the use of drums as a means of communication across distances that figures prominently in the Harper Hall trilogy and other earlier stories as well as the nature of Teaching Songs.
| The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey | |
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| The Dragonriders of Pern trilogy | Dragonflight | Dragonquest | The White Dragon |
| The Harper Hall trilogy | Dragonsong | Dragonsinger | Dragondrums |
| Other novels | Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern | Nerilka's Story | Dragonsdawn | Renegades of Pern | All the Weyrs of Pern |
| The Dolphins of Pern | Dragonseye | The Masterharper of Pern | The Skies of Pern | |
| Short Story Collections | The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall | A Gift of Dragons |
| Novels by Todd McCaffrey | Dragon's Kin | Dragonsblood | Dragon's Fire |
