{"product_id":"the-girl-who-heard-dragons-anne-mccaffrey-9780765333643","title":"The Girl Who Heard Dragons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new, beautifully illustrated edition of the anthology that collects some of Anne McCaffrey's short fantasy and science fiction, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eincluding the title story set in the world of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnne McCaffrey's dragons are the stuff of which SF\/fantasy legends are made. All of her dragon books have been national bestsellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Heard Dragons \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast for McCaffrey fans and for all readers--a big, satisfying compilation of her fiction. Best of all, it opens with an original short novel of Pern, \"The Girl Who Heard Dragons,\" the story of Aramina, a teenage girl whose special skill does not seem likely to help solve her family's problems. They are \"holdless,\" and must constantly roam the land, trying to hide from bandits. Aramina's mother fears losing her daughter completely to the life of a dragonrider, but McCaffrey has another fate in mind for her young heroine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRomance, humor, colorful description, and affecting characters are Anne McCaffrey's hallmarks and the fifteen stories herein have these virtues in abundance. No wonder the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times \u003c\/i\u003edescribed her as a \"master of the well-told tale.\" In addition, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Heard Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e contains twenty-four beautiful black and white drawings by award-winning artist Michael Whelan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne McCaffrey, McCaffrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765333643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765333643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.36w x 0.99d","brand":"Anne McCaffrey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988245545215,"sku":"9780765333643","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_345bc8ab-fc9b-4c7e-a2fc-0b6e5bc92a39.jpg?v=1683293439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-girl-who-heard-dragons-anne-mccaffrey-9780765333643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}