. .THE DRAGONS: How they developed from little fire-lizards into the huge telepathic creatures that carry human riders and fight ThreadTHE PEOPLE: How they live, the clothes they wear, the food they eatTHE PLACES: What to see and do in individual Holds and WeyrsTHREAD: Its appearance and behavior, the threat it poses, and ways to combat itUPDATED TO INCLUDE THE RENEGADES OF PERN, ALL THE WEYRS OF PERN, THE CHRONICLES OF PERN: FIRST FALL, AND THE DOLPHINS OF PERN

    "Berlin", 1989, Fourth Street Press (chapbook) was reprinted in Life on the Border , 1991 and collected in QuickSilver & Shadow , 2004

    Dragon needs a purpose. No-one is frightened of him anymore since Jane befriended him. What is the point of being a giant green dragon is everybody likes you!