" 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