infryq@books.theunseen.city reviewed Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey (Dragonriders of Pern (9); Dragonriders of Pern Series)
dragonsdawn
3 stars
Solid story, though the Suck Fairy has indeed visited Pern since I last read these. The characters feel more like puppets on rails than people with lives of their own. Perhaps that's the doom of prequels.