Dragon's Fire

Dragon's Fire is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey. Published in 2006, it is the twentieth book in the Dragonriders of Pern series that she initiated in 1967.^[1]

Dragon's Fire

Youll cover of US editions[a]
Author	Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey
Cover artist	Paul Youll Steve Weston (UK)[a]
Language	English
Series	Dragonriders of Pern
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey Books
Publication date	11 July 2006
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover & paperback)
Pages	366 (hard editions)
ISBN	978-0-345-48028-6
OCLC	64453478
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PS3563.A255 D775 2006
Preceded by	Dragonsblood
Followed by	Dragon Harper

Dragon's Fire may be considered the second of a trilogy by the McCaffreys, between Dragon's Kin and Dragon Harper. Primarily the three books feature Kindan as a boy and young man, about 500 years after landing on Pern (500 AL). He is not the protagonist of Dragon's Fire, however, which is told from the viewpoints of three others in his generation, Cristov, Pellar, and Halla.

Plot summary

Pellar's story provides background information related to the previous title Dragon's Kin. Cristov's story is mostly new material (blue firestone that survives in water) and takes place after the events in Pellar's. The focus of Cristov's story is the problem-laden transition from firestone to the phosphine-bearing rock that is used by later generations of dragons.

Reception

Publishers Weekly commended the McCaffreys for shining the light on the risks of mining fossil fuels and slave labor while also maintaining a suitable atmosphere for young and older readerships alike.^[2]

Notes

1. Dragon's Fire title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database lists cover artist Paul Youll for both US editions and Steve Weston for both UK editions, as of 2011-10-13.