Readers who have long enjoyed Anne McCafrrey's Pern stories of a world of dragons and tenders will relish yet another new novel of Pern; this joined by her son Todd who also contributed to the prior DRAGON'S KIN and DRAGONSBLOOD. This is their second collection and tells of four abandoned youngsters whose entwined lives reflect inherited problems from their parents and very different perspectives on life. When the last remaining firestone mine explodes, the four will prove key to the ultimate survival - or dissolution - of Pern.Diane C. DonovanCalifornia Bookwatch