I loved Dragon’s Kin and haven’t yet gotten a copy of Dragonsblood but I’m sure it’ll be wonderful. I wanted to thank you for your reply as well as thanking the fan who suggested Grays’ Art College in Scotland. I’ve advised my daughter of this and she’s doing research.

In the previous weeks we not only lost our home but my entire Pern collection AND all of the other books I’d collected over the past year. Bad things happen to good people but I’m surely tired of being the recipient.

I think I’ll restart my collecting of the books with Dragonsblood and work from there.

Hi, so far, so good. The story is off to a halfway decent start, let’s hope it makes it, huh? Well, I don’t know if it will make it as a novel, but it sure will do the job as a short story. By the way, is Anne making any new Pern novels lately? Well, please give her my regards, thanks!

Sincerly

Have just finished Dragonsblood & loved it. You did a great job &, I notice, nudged out a few more unanswered questions (please say just to whet our appetites!). Having loved the Pern books for many years I’m delighted that your Mum is allowing the story to continue. It’s in good hands. (I do hope, though, that she will contribute for many years yet!)

I gather Dragonsblood won’t be out here in Australia for a while yet but a local bookshop was happy to order me a copy from the US. It arrived yesterday morning so needless to say, I’m a little sleep-deprived this morning! It was worth it and the stories set in earlier Pern times are fascinating too. I’ve often wondered how such-and-such developed or what so-and-so’s people ended up becoming, especially since Dragonsdawn has always been one of my most favourite books – ever. If you saw my bookcases/s/s/s… that comment makes sense!

Just as an aside, is there likely to be another Freedom book? I enjoyed that series so much also.

Thanks very much and I’m looking forward to your next book,

Wanted to say that I just finished reading DRAGONSBLOOD and I enjoyed it immensely. Others have said what I would also say – that it’s a fine read, a wonderful story with characters it’s easy to care for and cry over. There’s something I’d like to add: I enjoyed the lovely ending that encourages one to read other Pern books. Thank you for all that hard work and for giving us another great Pern story. I also thank your Mum for giving you the Smiley face go-ahead! So glad she felt confident she could. She had good reason for it, obviously! I’m looking forward to the sequels to Dragon’s Kin and your own next Pern book.

Also wanted to say that I loved Ceara’s picture of you for the jacket of your book! That was a neat one!

Take care, and enjoy your well-deserved success with DRAGONSBLOOD!