Many have heard the rumors, many have wondered if there would ever be a continuence after Thread. Now those rumors are becoming reality. Anne McCaffrey is indeed making a new Pern book. Whether it will keep to the story of Thread gone forever from Pern or to horrificly return is soon to be seen.
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| Anne has finished the manuscript for a new Pern book she herself calls After the Fall is Over. News about this book leaked out under another title: New Era Pern, but Anne much prefers her own. At Eurocon 2007, held in September, Anne told us she received the manuscript back from the publisher for revisions and/or rewrites. |
Not only that but later this year Todd is also bring forth another Pern book! Pre-orders are now available in both US and UK. The title is "Dragonheart" The date is set for Oct. 28, 2008.
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| Todd's new Pern book Dragonheart has gone up as pre-order on Amazon and several other sites with a projected publication date of October this year! Wonderful news but... a bit fast after Dragon Harper, we thought. Fans across the globe were pleasantly surprised. However, after inquiries Todd let us know: "You're surprised? You should see me!" Apparently Pern's heir is still working on the book! We also asked him to tell us a a bit more about the storyline and with the stipulation that "it's all subject to change" Todd wrote: "When Fiona, the only surviving member of Lord Holder Bemin's family, Impresses a queen dragon, she doesn't begin to realize the perils and privileges that come with her new role. As she grows into a young woman and her dragon reaches her full growth, Fiona faces not only the possibility of losing her dragon to the sickness that has claimed so many others but also the challenges of becoming a Weyrwoman in her own right as she is forced to face the question: What is she willing to give up in order to truly 'be' a queen rider?" So, we get to read again about Fiona who was almost lost in Dragon Harper and undoubtedly we'll see Kindan again. Who will be doing the US cover we don't know yet but what we do know is that Les Edwards was commissioned again for doing the UK cover. Let's cross our fingers for Todd to meet this near impossible deadline, two Pern books in a year will not be an easy task. |
For the Pern Fans, this is highly good news. Even if Todd in not on many's list as a true Pern writer, it never hurts to know what the heir to Pern is doing. Not to mention that Anne herself is adding another book by her, to our numbers! Finally! We get to see what happens to our beloed Dragonriders and Pern.
I promote a discussion of this topic in the OOC: Chat Box. I would love to see other's views and perdictions!
Info was posted and found here, along with much much more for Pern fans:
http://www.pern.nl/