McCaffrey, Anne. The Renegades of Pern.

Title

The Renegades of Pern

Author

McCaffrey, Anne

Series

Dragonriders of Pern

Publisher

Del Rey, New York

Year

1990

ISBN

0345369335 (Paperback)

Illustrations

Whelan, Michael (cover drawing)

Pages

339

Categories

science fiction, fantasy, dragons, Pern

Language

English (en)

From the Book Cover

All Holds Barred
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern's greatest weapon against Thread.
But not everyone on Pern was protected. Some had been rendered holdless as punishment for wrongdoing. Some, like Jayges's trader clan, simply preferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold. Others, like Aramina's family had lost their holds. And they all feared the outlaws who preyed on holds and holdless alike.
The Lady Thella's renegades were the most dangerous yet—all they needed was Aramina, whose telepathic link with dragons could help them evade the dragonrider patrols. But Jayge was out to stop Thella...and he would never let her have Aramina!

Synopsis from Amazon.com Books

From Pern's dissidents and from the criminal class rises a band of renegades, against whom no one is safe—until Aramina comes forth.

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