At last, Robinton has his own book...McCaffrev adds another absorbing chapter to dr,~on lore...Readers will revel in this compelling character study of a fascinating personalit.

In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallcn on Pern for centuries--and many dare to hope that Thread will never fall again--a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability to speak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to be one of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known.

It is a perilous time for the harpers who sing of Thread--they ,are being turned away from holds, derided, attacked, even beaten. In this climate of unrest, Robinton will come into his own.

But de'spite the tragedies that beset his own life, he continues to believe in music and in the dragons, and he is determined to save his beloved Pem from itself--so that the dragonriders can be ready to fly against the dreaded Thread when at last it returns...