As constant sadness beset his personal life, so a startling career sent him like a meteor through the Holds and Weyrs of Pern until, as MasterHarper, he became part of the great plan to rescue Lessa from the brutal rule of Holder Fax - Lessa, who was to be the saviour of the dragons of Pern.When an explosion rocks David and Will's suburban high school one morning, a deadly virus is unleashed on the school. Carefully, secretly, the Harper Hall took over, training the greatest talent Pern had ever seen - a talent that was more than just musical - for Robinton was able to talk to the dragons of Pern. But Petiron, almost from the first day, had no time for his son, refusing to see the incredible talent the boy possessed, ignoring his achievements and maintaining a strict and disapproving vigilance over him at all times. When, after a long and difficult birth, Robinton was born to them, it should have been the culmination of a unique partnership. Merelan was the most outstanding soprano ever heard on Pern and was often the only one who could master Petiron's technically accomplished compositions. 'Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants' - THE TIMES 'Brilliantly conceived, written and researched' - ***** Reader review 'Never fails to enthral me' - ***** Reader review 'BRILLIANT. If you like David Eddings, Brandon Sanderson and Douglas Adams, you will love this. A world of dragons and other worldly forces a world of mighty power and ominous threat. Prayer Shawl Ministries And Women S Theological Imaginationĭescription: Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern.

In this frighteningly dark and captivating novel, Lex Thomas locks readers inside a school where kids don't fight to be popular, they fight to stay alive. It's just him and his little brother, Will, against the whole school. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. All the students are infected with a virus that makes them deadly to adults. A year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him.

Description: It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High-until a massive explosion devastated the school.

The Loners by Lex Thomas