The White Dragon (novel)
Author | Anne McCaffrey | |
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Cover artist |
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Country | United States | |
Language | English | |
Series | LC Class PZ4.M1195 Wh | PS3563.A255 |
Preceded by | Dragonsinger | |
Followed by | Dragondrums |
The White Dragon is a science fantasy novel by Irish writer Anne McCaffrey. It completes the original Dragonriders trilogy in the Dragonriders of Pern series, seven years after the second book. It was first published by Del Rey Books in June 1978.
In 1987, the magazine Locus ranked The White Dragon number 23 among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers.[1]
Origins
The first part of the novel was published three years earlier as A Time When, a special publication by the
Plot summary
The White Dragon follows the
Awards
The White Dragon placed third for the annual Locus Award for Best Novel and it was one of five nominees for the annual Hugo Award for Best Novel. It won the Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy and the Australian Ditmar Award for international fiction.[3]
The
See also
- The Atlas of Pern (1984), a companion book produced by Karen Wynn Fonstad in consultation with McCaffrey.
Notes
- ^ a b The White Dragon, ISFDB lists cover artist Michael Whelan for all US editions before 1999; no one for the first UK edition; David Roe is listed for the UK paperback 15th edition.
References
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1987 Locus All-time Poll". Locus. Retrieved 12 October 2011. Originally published in the monthly Locus, August 1987.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "A Time When by Anne McCaffrey". NESFA Press. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
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- ^ "1999 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winners". Young Adult Library Services Association. American Library Association. Retrieved 14 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
Citations
- The White Dragon title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- UK paperback 15th ed. publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
External links
- Pern Home – "the website for Pern and The Dragonriders of Pern™".