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Topic: dragonriders of pern

Caoilin Title: Instigator Posts: 56,728 Registered: Nov 20, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 54,027 User ID: 513,313	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	i can't decide if i want to start this. i know it's shocking that i've never read any of the pern books. or it's shocking to everyone i know irl based on the other stuff they see me read. i'm currently debating what book i'm in the mood for right now and was like i wonder if i'd like pern. it's so long though. the books could be short as hell though. i've never seen one irl. i can't remember if they're the same length as a typical dragonlance book or not. -----signature----- "Cao is really an asexual cricket from outer space" - Bernion "I just wish you had man bits" - ShalisR "i'll be your dirty ignorant redneck if you will be my drugged out cripple bitch" - shaggynuts24 "again, I'm stupid" - Brandun
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Yossarian_42 Title: RUSH > ALL Posts: 43,073 Registered: Feb 28, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 40,466 User ID: 651,769	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	The Pern books jump around thousands of years, so you are not entering in to something that is necessarily a huge investment. If you end up liking them there is a lot to read, but if you only sort of like them you won't feel compelled to keep reading. I think they are good, but they are not one of my favorites. I tend to read one then put them down for a long time. I think McCaffrey tells a good story but she was never able to really capture me with suspense or a need to keep reading. Really, the first book can easily stand alone, it has an ending and it was a long time before I bothered to pick up book two. Expect approximately 300 pages per book. -----signature----- If I have burnt my bridges I will walk on water. If you're on the shore, then you're sure not me, oh My seething wrath and urge for blood is fueled by searing hate. I'm X X X bitch, triple X rated.
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GrimTempest Title: Board Manager Anime Aikousha Posts: 37,523 Registered: Dec 21, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 36,478 User ID: 567,005	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	the only one of these i liked was the sci fi prequel where they landed on pern. i just never managed to get into the series. they're about average size, maybe 300-350 pages i guess. -----signature----- MyAnimeList - http://myanimelist.net/profile/Grimtempest - Chaotic Neutral - El Psy Congroo
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Caoilin Title: Instigator Posts: 56,728 Registered: Nov 20, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 54,027 User ID: 513,313	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	hmm. maybe i'll get the first one after i finish dgc. -----signature----- "Cao is really an asexual cricket from outer space" - Bernion "I just wish you had man bits" - ShalisR "i'll be your dirty ignorant redneck if you will be my drugged out cripple bitch" - shaggynuts24 "again, I'm stupid" - Brandun
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GrimTempest Title: Board Manager Anime Aikousha Posts: 37,523 Registered: Dec 21, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 36,478 User ID: 567,005	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	have you done salvatore's forgotten realms books caolin? those are pretty good. -----signature----- MyAnimeList - http://myanimelist.net/profile/Grimtempest - Chaotic Neutral - El Psy Congroo
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Yossarian_42 Title: RUSH > ALL Posts: 43,073 Registered: Feb 28, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 40,466 User ID: 651,769	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	STOP TROLLING ME. -----signature----- If I have burnt my bridges I will walk on water. If you're on the shore, then you're sure not me, oh My seething wrath and urge for blood is fueled by searing hate. I'm X X X bitch, triple X rated.
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Caoilin Title: Instigator Posts: 56,728 Registered: Nov 20, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 54,027 User ID: 513,313	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	nope. i've not read many of the "classics" for fantasy. i had a HUGE gap of time where i didn't read anything so i'm kind of playing catch up on a lot of things. -----signature----- "Cao is really an asexual cricket from outer space" - Bernion "I just wish you had man bits" - ShalisR "i'll be your dirty ignorant redneck if you will be my drugged out cripple bitch" - shaggynuts24 "again, I'm stupid" - Brandun
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GrimTempest Title: Board Manager Anime Aikousha Posts: 37,523 Registered: Dec 21, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 36,478 User ID: 567,005	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	if you try forgotten realms start with Exile. and don't bother reading anything in forgotten realms not done by Salvatore. i think i found maybe one other little trilogy in FA not by him that was halfway decent but it seems like all the other authors i've tried in the FA setting have sucked. -----signature----- MyAnimeList - http://myanimelist.net/profile/Grimtempest - Chaotic Neutral - El Psy Congroo
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Yossarian_42 Title: RUSH > ALL Posts: 43,073 Registered: Feb 28, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 40,466 User ID: 651,769	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	I don't want to get in to one of my anti-Salvatore rants, but I would argue that all authors in Forgotten Realms are better than him. I certainly prefer Greenwood and Cunningham. -----signature----- If I have burnt my bridges I will walk on water. If you're on the shore, then you're sure not me, oh My seething wrath and urge for blood is fueled by searing hate. I'm X X X bitch, triple X rated.
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GrimTempest Title: Board Manager Anime Aikousha Posts: 37,523 Registered: Dec 21, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 36,478 User ID: 567,005	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	salvatore does seem to be a love him or hate him kinda guy. i think the other trilogy i liked might have been cunningham. -----signature----- MyAnimeList - http://myanimelist.net/profile/Grimtempest - Chaotic Neutral - El Psy Congroo
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sliyurs Title: Official VN Stalker Posts: 25,132 Registered: Jan 9, '03 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 25,003 User ID: 757,507	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	Yossarian_42 posted: I don't want to get in to one of my anti-Salvatore rants, but I would argue that all authors in Forgotten Realms are better than him. I certainly prefer Greenwood and Cunningham. Both are great, but I love reading Salvatore's work. -----signature----- UD http://www.udreams.org http://www.hagrin.com/forums RIP: Jakotsu and LDT
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vn_jurojin Title: Insolent Insomniac Posts: 9,633 Registered: Dec 20, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 9,526 User ID: 559,342	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	Salvatore makes my teeth hurt. -----signature----- (none)
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Lyndrek Title: Moderator Lynx Mod Posts: 36,955 Registered: Nov 22, '99 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 34,000 User ID: 5,632	Subject: dragonriders of pern
	I hope Drizzt dies in bed from a head cold at a nunnery while suffering from syphilis and having his panther eat his fingers off. as for the Pern series I agree the sci-fi prequel was awesome. -----signature----- Moderator I am not a Dev!
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