I Read What?!

So, I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to continue on with Pern for these reviews, but also branch out so as to avoid getting into a rut. I decided the best way to do this is to alternate. One review for Crystal Shard and one review for Dragonquest.

I came into these reviews with a pretty good memory for Dragonflight. I'd underestimated how aggravating F'lar was and I hadn't remembered exactly how formidable Lessa was, but I did remember the gist of the plot. That won't be the same for Dragonquest. I read Dragonquest all of once, I think. Back when I was about thirteen years old. And to be honest, I don't remember much of anything about it except for a crushing sense of disappointment.

Now I don't know if that disappointment had merit or not. I do know that as a kid, I tended to really dislike when series I read changed protagonists. I stopped reading Narnia at Voyage of the Dawn Treader, because at that point, none of the original four main characters were around anymore. So it's possible that my disappointment with Dragonquest was simply because F'lar and Lessa weren't the central leads of the story.

That might be a good thing now. I will miss Lessa terribly, but F'lar is fucking awful. We'll find out.

One thing I am very very happy about: unlike its predecessor, Dragonquest actually has fucking chapters. That will make this so much easier!

( So a Map and a Prelude )