Best moment in an Anne McCaffrey novel

[ghost8772]

Sorry guys, HATED Moreta and Nerilka's story. granted it might be considered a low point in society when they were furthest from remembering origins, and not having a clear path forward to where they were going, but Moreta having a similar path as Kylara and nobody caring? didn't sit right. for the person asking about what book to read? they ALL start somewhere in the middle. for a sampling of her stories though, maybe try Get off the Unicorn. collection of shorts in which most of her worlds are touched.

best moment? yeah Brekke's call hit that. both in her needing one person for her to hold on as well as the unity of the dragons to accomplish the impossible the first time.

next up would be the triumph felt by the colonists at fort hold when the dragons showed up "out of nowhere" unannounced..... and were taking on thread. nice build up of depression, followed by pure hope. felt the introduction was a trifle overdone though.....

[manephelien]

Moreta was nowhere near Kylara. She didn't use sex with powerful people to get more power herself. Actually, Moreta behaved the way Weyrwomen were expected to, only people keep comparing her with Lessa and F'lar who by Anne's admission were unusual in that they fell in love. I found Moreta more honest. She didn't have any time for Sh'gall outside of the mating flights and that was just fine by me.

[ghost8772]

thats my point though, of the weyr leaders that Anne wrote about, ONLY Moreta and Kylara are depicted as weyrwomen who had no time for the Weyrleader except for mating flights, and found enjoyment or whatever with other people. hence my naming the similarity. F'lar's parallel of Moreta to Lessa was from the Ballad and from Weyr legend that she could communicate with any dragon. In Moreta the novel though Moreta only spoke to Leri's queen. some of the changes were explained.... the ballad when written was decided to have Moreta dying on Orlith's back instead of Leri's queen (whom I can't remember the name). the circumstances or Moreta "having nothing to do with the weyrleader" outside of mating flights, but looking for love elsewhere, people dying left right center, the heroine dying, others dying, the continuation through nerilka of Alessan wanting to suicide also, this book was SO unlike Anne's other works, all gloom and doom.

[Goldrider Thais]

we-lll, with epidemic, you wouldn't expect it to be all bright and happy, would you? i, personally, loved Moreta and Nerilka...

[C'lin of Ista]

Lets see...... Ah, well, id have to say the best part was in Dragonflight, when Lessa impressed Ramoth. That started it all......