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| Author | Anne McCaffrey |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Dragonriders of Pern |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | November 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 431 (first US hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-33160-1 |
| OCLC | 20360339 |
| Preceded by | Nerilka's Story |
| Followed by | Renegades of Pern |
Dragonsdawn is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is ninth book in the Dragonriders of Pern series, but chronologically it takes place before any of the other books. It was published in 1988, by Del Rey in the United States and Bantam in the United Kingdom.[1] UK editions have had various subtitles: Dragonsdawn: The First Chronicles of the Colony of Pern (Bantam, 1988), Dragonsdawn: The earliest legend of Pern (Corgi, 1995).[2]
While the Dragonriders of Pern series is recognized as science fiction (due to its origin discussing the nature of the star Rukbat and its planetary system), many of its elements in the earlier books were primarily fantasy in origin. Dragonsdawn' establishes the science fiction nature of the series by defining the science behind McCaffrey's dragons.
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- ^ Dragonriders of Pern series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/dragonsdawn-the-earliest-legend-of-pern/oclc/312459946?ht=edition&referer=di [bare URL]