Dragonsinger (Harper Hall Trilogy Series #2) » (First Aladdin Paperback Edition)

In the world of Pern, Harpers are regarded to be more powerful than kings, for the music they play can literally control the minds of others. For young Menolly, her dreams of becoming a Harper have nothing to do with power, but rather her love of music. Now she is finally living out her musical dreams as an apprentice Harper, but it's turning out to be more challenging than she thought.

Formerly forbidden to study music because of her gender, Menolly quickly encounters hostility from a number of her male peers and masters. But she is not alone in her struggles. With the help of new friends, teachers, and her nine fire lizards, Menolly finds that her musical talents may prove more powerful than anyone could imagine.

Children's Literature

The world of Pern is being reintroduced to a new generation of teen readers. The second book in the "The Harper Hall Trilogy" follows Menolly as she begins her new life as an apprentice Harper. Once chastised and even beaten for her love of all things musical, now Menolly finds herself encouraged by none other than the Masterharper of Pern himself, yet not all is perfect at Harper Hall. She has no close friends, and her faire of Fire Lizards puts off many of the other students, especially the other girls who live in the cot where she sleeps. Throughout her first week, Menolly exceeds expectations in nearly all her musical endeavors, and soon she finds herself truly where she belongs. Though Menolly's story begins in Dragonsong, new readers to the series can pick up this volume with little confusion as to previous events. A perfect book for readers who enjoy Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance Cycle" or other dragon books and have not yet been introduced to some of the classics of the genre. Reviewer: Kathleen Foucart

Contents

1. Trips

2. Bull Trout

3. Steelhead

4. Pike

5. Creeks

6. Volcano

7. Road Books

8. The Best Trout Stream in the World

9. Flowers

10. Musky

11. Cheap Dates

12. Hunt

13. Winter

14. Rods

15. Labrador

16. Nebraska

17. Umpqua

18. The Meeting

19. The New Guy