Dragonheart (2008) is the 22nd book written in the Dragonriders of Pern
series, and the 2nd with Todd McCaffrey as sole author. Chronologically it is
set around the Third Pass, about 500 years after landing.
The specter of sickness looms over the Weyrs of Pern, felling fire-lizards
and threatening their dragon cousins, Pern's sole defense against the deadly
phenomenon that is Thread. Fiona, the young rider of queen dragon Talenth, is
about to assume the duties of a Weyrwoman when word spreads that dragons have
begun succumbing to the new contagion. As more dragons sicken and die,
Weyrleader B'Nik and queen rider Lorana comb Fort Weyr's archives in a
desperate search for clues from the past that may hold the solution to the
plague. But could the past itself prove the pathway to salvation for
Pern's imperiled dragons? Guided by a mysterious ally from a wholly unexpected
place, and trusting in the dragon gift for transcending time, Fiona will join a
risky expedition with far-reaching consequences for both Pern's future and her
personal destiny.
Author Biography
Todd McCaffrey is the bestselling author of the Pern novels Dragonsblood and
Dragonheart, and the co-author, with his mother, Anne McCaffrey, of
Dragon’s Kin, Dragon’s Fire, and Dragon Harper. A computer engineer, he
currently lives in Los Angeles. Having grown up in Ireland with the epic of the
Dragonriders of Pern, he is burst-ing with ideas for new stories of that world,
its people, and its dragons.