{"product_id":"the-girl-who-heard-dragons-paperback","title":"The Girl Who Heard Dragons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne McCaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMcCaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new, beautifully illustrated edition of the anthology that collects some of Anne McCaffrey's short fantasy and science fiction, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eincluding the title story set in the world of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnne McCaffrey's dragons are the stuff of which SF\/fantasy legends are made. All of her dragon books have been national bestsellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Heard Dragons \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast for McCaffrey fans and for all readers--a big, satisfying compilation of her fiction. Best of all, it opens with an original short novel of Pern, The Girl Who Heard Dragons, the story of Aramina, a teenage girl whose special skill does not seem likely to help solve her family's problems. They are holdless, and must constantly roam the land, trying to hide from bandits. Aramina's mother fears losing her daughter completely to the life of a dragonrider, but McCaffrey has another fate in mind for her young heroine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRomance, humor, colorful description, and affecting characters are Anne McCaffrey's hallmarks and the fifteen stories herein have these virtues in abundance. No wonder the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times \u003c\/i\u003edescribed her as a master of the well-told tale. In addition, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Heard Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e contains twenty-four beautiful black and white drawings by award-winning artist Michael Whelan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne McCaffrey is best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Ship Who Sang \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequels and for the fourteen novels about the Dragonriders of Pern, many of them international bestsellers. In 2005, McCaffrey was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America; she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.18 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761440555296,"sku":"9780765333643","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb98c90295b222c7b97387a9d443a8ab.webp?v=1780207606","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-girl-who-heard-dragons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}