Whilst the Oldtimers may have saved Pern from certain devastation seven turns back, now they are the focus and catalyst of discontent and a spreading unease and hatred. When put into context with the period in which these books were written, that puts a very different spin on things.Äragonquest takes the world building set out previously and twists it with a focus on the sociology as much as the dominant threat. Other than that though, whilst this is a male dominated world, it is also a world in which this patriarchal hierarchy is being undeniably challenged and subverted. There was one moment that made me raise my eyebrows, but it is understated and brief. I see a lot of comments about sexist, misogynistic writing however I beg to differ. I didn't enjoy this quite as much as Dragonflight, but I was still pretty much enthralled.
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