Play Audiobook Sample
The Renegades of Pern Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
This audiobook is no longer available through the publisher and we don't know if or when it will become available again. Please check out similar audiobooks below, and click the "Vote this up!" button to let us know you're interested in this title. This audiobook has 1 votes
(3.00) - 10,154 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky and ravaged the land. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their lord Holders, who in turn supported the Weyrs, whose dragons were Pern's greatest weapon against Thread.
But not everyone on Pern was part of that system of mutual care and protection, particularly those who had been rendered holdless as punishment for wrongdoing. And there were some, like Jayge's trader clan, who simply preferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold. Others, like Aramina's family, had lost their holds through injustice and cruelty. For all the holdless, life was a constant struggle for survival.
Then, from the ranks of the criminals and the disaffected, rose a band of renegades, led by the Lady Thella. No one was safe from Thella's depredations, and now her quarry was Aramina, reputed to have a telepathic link with dragons. But when Thella mistakenly vented her rage on Jayge's family, she made a dangerous enemy. For Jayge was bent on revenge—and he would never let her have the girl who heard dragons!
Download and start listening now!
"A tale of Pern's gypsy-like Holdless culture as well as the discovery of AIVAS, the artificial intelligence system leftover at Landing. Aside from the brief introduction at the beginning about the human settlers on Pern, this was the first time this series took an actual science-fiction turn for me."
— Coco (4 out of 5 stars)
The Renegades of Pern Listener Reviews
-
—
Lee Smith, 3/17/2022
-
" This booked was kind of lengthy. It also jumped around alot. There was some pretty exciting places were the people were discovering all thing forgoten technolagy from there ancestors. "
— Matthew, 2/14/2014 -
" Definitely became much more sci-fi than it already was! Interesting twist... will have to read the next one to see what happens... "
— Annie, 2/7/2014 -
" I have read almost all of the Pern books and they are all very good. "
— Ylrac, 2/6/2014 -
" Oh, Gawd. I could not love these books more. "
— Cass, 2/1/2014 -
" Anne McCaffrey seems to enjoy revisiting her stories from the points of view of minor or previously unknown characters, and as mentioned in a previous review of Nerilka's Story, this doesn't always work all that well. There's a lot going on in Renegades, but really what it is is a transition between the previously published 9th Pass books and All The Weyrs of Pern. There are a lot of people involved in the many plotlines, and all in all it's a bit confusing, even boring at times. And why did Thella have to be the villain? I found myself sympathizing more with her than Jayge or Aramina, though this was probably because I'd previously read Dolphins and had already established firm opinions on those too. Anyway, if you want to complete the Pern series then this is worth a read, but I definitely wouldn't throw it at a total newbie, they might get scared and start running in the other direction. "
— Kerri, 1/29/2014 -
" This a very good example of why McCaffery should have quit while she was ahead. Somewhere in the middle of the Pern books she just lost her edge, or jumped the shark or whatever you'd like to say. If you were a fan of the first books then you can read this one for nastalgia's sake, but don't expect much "
— Elizabeth, 1/22/2014 -
" Anne McCaffrey has written an absolutely wonderful fantasy series. Her Pern novels are beautifully written and very enjoyable individually or as a whole. "
— Hazel, 1/15/2014 -
" Not enough dragons. "
— Donna, 1/9/2014 -
" One of the few Pern books I actively dislike. "
— Bryan457, 1/3/2014 -
" I liked this one, and really enjoyed getting to know Jayge, and hearing about how "the other side" of Pern lived. Good suspense, and a good finish. It was fun to hear about the main characters from the back side as well. "
— Lisa, 1/1/2014 -
" My least favourite of the series. "
— Leanne, 12/26/2013 -
" This is not one of my favorites of the series. It seemed to be a little too long, but it does set up a lot of the storylines for the rest of the books in this pass. "
— Angie, 12/15/2013 -
" The protagonist's distrust of dragons is refreshing. "
— Sue, 12/14/2013 -
" more in the tales of colonists from earth who struggle to rebuild civilization and rediscover the skills lost due to hardships and natural disasters. lovely story. read the series. "
— Michele, 12/10/2013 -
" had some interesting stuff and was fun to find out what happened to people but too many storylines "
— Destiny, 10/6/2013 -
" Worst book of the series so far. Very hard to get through. "
— Fatbaldguy60, 7/31/2013 -
" An interesting read, particularly if you want a change of perspective from action inside the weyrs. "
— Hannah, 2/16/2013 -
" Not one of my favourites in the series. I read it only because it was in the dragonrider series. It's like reading about gypsies. Although one group was more traveling thugs. "
— ♆, 2/7/2013 -
" Dragons ride forever! "
— Susan, 2/6/2013 -
" I don't remember much about this book except for wishing for more dragons. I was also starting to want more Lessa and F'lar back in the books. "
— Sarah, 12/13/2012 -
" Not so great on audio, as the multiple storylines get lost. It's enjoyable to see the different side of a story previously read, but not enough to be as good as the main storylines. "
— Ben, 6/18/2012 -
" Abrupt departure from the existing storyline. This book was very enjoyable after overcoming the dissapointment in the direction. "
— Jeff, 12/10/2011 -
" I don't think I liked this one much, I don't remember all that much about it. "
— Nikki, 3/9/2011 -
" This is not one of my favorites of the series. It seemed to be a little too long, but it does set up a lot of the storylines for the rest of the books in this pass. "
— Angie, 1/29/2011 -
" could have been much better if it was not different character's story, but an usual novel "
— Kevin, 1/17/2011 -
" <br/>If you love dragon books and great characters McCaffrey is your author. These books in my opinion are for adults. The dragons and humans have unmoral habits. "
— Melissa, 1/15/2011 -
" Not good as other Pern books, and actually quite boring in some parts, but it saved itself in the second half. I AM EXCITE about the aivis *-* me wants moar. "
— Maddalena, 10/19/2010 -
" Excellent book, very well written. I thought the story line flowed very well. "
— Deanna, 8/13/2010 -
" One of the few Pern books I actively dislike. "
— Bryan457, 4/25/2010 -
" This booked was kind of lengthy. It also jumped around alot. There was some pretty exciting places were the people were discovering all thing forgoten technolagy from there ancestors. "
— Matthew, 3/29/2010 -
" Definitely became much more sci-fi than it already was! Interesting twist... will have to read the next one to see what happens... "
— Annie, 1/29/2010
About Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011), one of the world’s most popular authors, was best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. She was the first woman to win the two top prizes for science fiction writing, the Hugo and Nebula awards. She was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was named a Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Grand Master. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1926, McCaffrey relocated to Ireland in the 1970s, where she lived in a house of her own design, named Dragonhold-Underhill.
About Dick Hill
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.