Sophie did a fantastic job of narrarating as usual, even if I did cringe a bit at the way she pronounced Igen (Hold and Weyr). The world is interesting and I love the blending if fantasy and sci-fi. That being said, Pern will always hold a special place in my heart. Although she displays astounding musical talents, Menolly's father will have none of it. In this first story, Menolly is the youngest child and daughter of Yanus, Sea Holder at Half-Cirlce Sea Hold in Benden Hold. Only someone who's led a trauma free life would think these things would be no big deal. 'Dragonsong' is the first of Anne McCaffrey's Harper Hall of Pern trilogy which focuses on my favorite Pern character, Menolly. When the missing weyrs of Pern who have been fighting thread for 40 turns, undoubtedly losing people they love along the way and likely many being permanently scarred from battle, have finally survived to enjoy a few months of peace, they are somehow all totally peachy keen to give up everything they know to go right back to the trauma of war because they're bored with no more thread to fight. It's all very casually mentioned like it was just an unfortunate way to lose one's virginity. **spoilers** When the MC is repeatedly raped the author sort of offhandedly acknowledges that it's a bit rapey but the MC is somehow not at all traumatized by it. She must have been so young and innocent when she wrote these books.
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