tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post1305235231605180403..comments2024-02-06T07:55:24.303+00:00Comments on Pai: Anne McCaffrey's Pern booksSarangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-89202147900248255622011-06-14T13:42:39.811+01:002011-06-14T13:42:39.811+01:00I think I first picked them up because I thought t...I think I first picked them up because I thought they were fantasy, with dragons (and who doesn't love dragons?). I then read an interview with Anne McCaffrey where she said they were sci-fi, not fantasy, becuase there's no magic and technology, genetic engineering etc plays a great role in the books.<br />It's bizarre to read a sci-fi book about an agricultural, pre industrial society, but also so satisfying!<br />I am not a fan of traditional sci-fi, which is heavy on the tech explanations.<br /><br />I still reallllly want a fire-lizard.Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-16165279753431427902011-06-14T12:44:59.605+01:002011-06-14T12:44:59.605+01:00The Pern books were the first ones I ever stole fr...The Pern books were the first ones I ever stole from my mom; and I still have those copies (duct-taped & packing-taped together). That gives you an idea of how much I love them.<br /><br />I read them when I was about 10 so any sexism in them went over my head. I just wanted a fire dragon. When I reread them in college, I was righteously angry about the women being in charge of the house.<br /><br />Now when I read them, I see Pern the way you do. And I enjoy reading a world & culture evolve (maybe even devolve, a bit).<br /><br />I think the Pern books get a somewhat bad rep because people do read them as sci-fi; not romance. I read them as romance more than sci-fi--they're some of the first books that made me want to actually be a character.<br /><br />(here via twitter)<br />amityfCraftyReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075230115633285144noreply@blogger.com