" Don't feel like wading through Anne McCaffrey's short story collections just to find an episode from your favorite dragon-infused world? Well have no fear, A Gift of Dragons is here! In this lovely little book you'll find four short stories set on Pern, all of which, with the possible exception of the incredibly sappy "Ever the Twain", are really fun and generally good reading for long-time Pern fans. One of the great things about the included stories is that they examine aspects of Pernese life that haven't been touched on much previously: the lives of the Holdless in "The Girl Who Heard Dragons", the Search and Candidate processes in "The Smallest Dragon-boy" and "Ever the Twain", and the lives and work of Runners in "Runner of Pern". Overall I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it to both long-time Pern fans and those new to the series and world. "
— Kerri, 2/5/2014