Chronicling the first settlers of Pern, this is the story of the colonists' efforts to breed dragons to fight the deadly Thread before the lush planet is destroyed. Deadly spores threaten the human colony of Pern, unless the colonists, with help from geneticist Kitti Ping, can develop fire-breathing dragons to combat the menace. When the planet Pern is attacked, small dragon-like lizards help the colonists fight against the Thread. :

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