Description

In a period once the deadly scourge Thread hasn't fallen on Pern for hundreds of years--and many dare to hope that Thread won't ever fall again--a boy comes into the world to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the capability to consult with the dragons, he's named Robinton, and he's meant to become among the most well-known and beloved leaders Pern has ever known.It is just a risky time for the harpers who perform of Line--they're being turned from supports, criticized, attacked, also overwhelmed. Within this environment of unrest, Robinton can come into their own. But regardless of the disasters that beset their own life, he continues to think in songs and in the dragons, and he's determined to truly save his beloved Pern from itself--thus that the dragonriders could be prepared to travel contrary to the feared Line when finally it results.