Dragonchoice

[Monkeysrule]

Well, someone was kind enough to post a link to this wonderful work of fanfiction which, in my opinion, is far better than Dragonsblood at least. So, what do you think of it?

[Cavatica]

It was the author who was kind enough, actually. ;> Dragonchoice is one of the single best pieces of Pern fanfic I've ever had the pleasure of reading-- in fact, I'd venture that it's probably better than any of the books in the whole of the Pern series. Any of them. MAYBE Dragonsdawn and Dragonflight could compete. But it'd be a close competition. I'm really thrilled to have had the chance to help illustrate this piece.

[Monkeysrule]

Once I finish it, I plan to send some artwork of my own ;)

I'm only halfway done with the first chapter and I already hate the Weyrleader. Shows it's a really good story. I will finish soon.

[Anareth]

I'd say Moreta's better, MAYBE Dragonflight (DDawn always loses points with me for the whole Tarvi/Sallah pointlessness and it not flowing well as a complete novel.) But the rest? While there are a few of what I'd consider technique issues with Dragonchoice, the plot kicks the rest of the Pern series up street and down alley. Frankly, Renegades and DBlood don't belong on the same shelf. Now, THIS is taking the concept of Pern as presented in DF and Moreta and running with the possibilities without wandering off on bizarre tangents. I can't wait to read the sequel!

It's not the single best piece of fan fiction I've ever read (sorry, that goes to darthside the blog) but it's very, very close.

[Faren]

Oh I am soooo glad I had the opportunity to read this! What a fantastic story!!! I wanted to jump up and down and can't wait for the sequel...oh yeah, I've read the sequel. :blush: Well, I'll have to re-read the sequel.

Bravo, Fay. :applause: :bow:

And the illustrations are a perfect complement to the story. Congratulations to all the artists that helped.

Now...any thing ELSE new in the pipeline? I'd really really love to see an original story (not fanfic) from you. You deserve to be published!! :ok:

[yuan]

Yes this is a good story. Maybe, possibly a bit too positive an ending. But hey I'll take that! Good characterization. :ok:
When I try I can't get more than a short part of the Dragonchosen do I have to mail a request somewhere to be able to read it?

[Brenda]

She's still setting up that part of the site, I think.

[Shalyn]

Yes this is a good story. Maybe, possibly a bit too positive an ending. But hey I'll take that! Good characterization. :ok:
When I try I can't get more than a short part of the Dragonchosen do I have to mail a request somewhere to be able to read it?

Uh, don't understand.

Please explain how the ending is "too positive".


The Weyrleader is stuck with a Weyrwoman he doesn't respect.
Weyrwoman has a Weyrleader she doesn't love.
Sarenya runs the chance of losing her lover.
C'mine's horribly injured
C'los had a mating flight with a complete stranger


Thanks!

[Anareth]

Yes this is a good story. Maybe, possibly a bit too positive an ending. But hey I'll take that! Good characterization. :ok:
When I try I can't get more than a short part of the Dragonchosen do I have to mail a request somewhere to be able to read it?

Le huh? How is it too positive? T'kamen won, yeah, but he and Valonna aren't all happy-lovey-dovey, C'mine's dragon is badly injured, and Sarenya has to deal with being a in a three-way relationship, even though it's better than no relationship.

[yuan]

Uh, don't understand.

Please explain how the ending is "too positive".


The Weyrleader is stuck with a Weyrwoman he doesn't respect.
Weyrwoman has a Weyrleader she doesn't love.
Sarenya runs the chance of losing her lover.
C'mine's horribly injured
C'los had a mating flight with a complete stranger


Thanks!
er? Faced with facts like that I think I'll have to change my mind a bit. It was not too positive. I guess if T'kamen had not won, it hadn't been much of a story.

I really enjoyed the reading. The reason I wrote "too positve" was when I finally was finished, the first that came to mind was that the ending was one of those bright "they get each other at the end" things that are quite common.
- C'los and C'mine back together, they've had difficult times individually and the injured will need recovery but they still have each other. I'd somehow expected C'mie to die, I guess.
-The weyr is happy with a new leader.
- I read it as T'kamen and Sarenya basically getting together again.
-T sharing a working relationship and leadership with Valonna, who is free to date whoever, if it's done discretely.

BUT, I see your points and actually deside to start changing my mind. :razz: There are a lot more complexities there than what actually met my eye.

[Monkeysrule]

Just wondering: why do the dragonriders and their dragons have such long names? I'm curious...

[Cavatica]

Just wondering: why do the dragonriders and their dragons have such long names? I'm curious... They don't, do they? "T'kamen" is probably the longest, and that's only three syllables-- it's no longer than (consulting my DLGII) P'llomar, M'barak, K'nebel, A'murry, G'dened, etc. "Epherineth" is also only four syllables, which isn't much longer than Carenath, Tamianth, Meranath, Alaranth, or Amaranth.

[Anareth]

Huh?

T'kamen (three sylables.) Valonna (also three.) C'mine (two.) C'los (two.) L'dro (two.)

I mean, compared to ludicrous names like Famanoran or Felessan or Falarnalalala or whatever the hell F'lar's name was, they're refreshingly brief.

As for dragons, again, huh? Shimpath, Indioth, Epherineth, Bronth, Sejanth...Yeah, those are real long tongue-twisters when compared to, say, Mnementh? At least you don't read them and ask if you can buy a vowel.

[Monkeysrule]

Mnementh was :crazy:.

Oh, and F'lar's name was Falarnon or something like that.

[Shalyn]

er? Faced with facts like that I think I'll have to change my mind a bit. It was not too positive. I guess if T'kamen had not won, it hadn't been much of a story.

I really enjoyed the reading. The reason I wrote "too positve" was when I finally was finished, the first that came to mind was that the ending was one of those bright "they get each other at the end" things that are quite common.
- C'los and C'mine back together, they've had difficult times individually and the injured will need recovery but they still have each other. I'd somehow expected C'mie to die, I guess.
-The weyr is happy with a new leader.
- I read it as T'kamen and Sarenya basically getting together again.
-T sharing a working relationship and leadership with Valonna, who is free to date whoever, if it's done discretely.

BUT, I see your points and actually deside to start changing my mind. :razz: There are a lot more complexities there than what actually met my eye.


Thank you for your explanation, and yes, I do see where you would get that impression. But, whether you think the ending is positive or not, it is definitely not the happyhappygoodygoodyjoyjoy Anne's endings usually are.

(And since I've already read Dragonchoice 2: Dragonchosen, I ...well, I won't ruin it for you.)

[Cavatica]

Yeah, those are real long tongue-twisters when compared to, say, Mnementh? At least you don't read them and ask if you can buy a vowel.Mnementh was :crazy:.

Oh, and F'lar's name was Falarnon or something like that. I don't know why everyone has such a problem with Mnementh. It's pronounced like the mn- in "mnemonic"-- the "m" is silent. Ne-MENTH (according to the DLG, though I tend to NEM-enth).

F'lar's pre-elided name was Fallarnon; F'nor's was Famanoran.

[Anareth]

Not, apparently, according to Anne, who has her own weird way of saying Mnementh. Personally I say NEM-enth. But given it's not like Mnementh spelled it for F'lar when he told him his name, why is there a silent m in there anyway?

The weyrfolk must name their sons with an eye to their Impressing. They figure they'll only have to put up with it until their teens and then they can shorten it to something snappy and duosyllablic. (Is that a word? If not, it is now.) And what the heck do you call a kid when they have a name like "Famanoran"? I mean, I thought my name, at three syllables, was long. And is it Weyr practice to try and include the mother's ENTIRE name in the son's? FaMANORAn, FeLESSAn...

[Cavatica]

Not, apparently, according to Anne, who has her own weird way of saying Mnementh. Personally I say NEM-enth. But given it's not like Mnementh spelled it for F'lar when he told him his name, why is there a silent m in there anyway? Because I'm of the mind that dragons don't actually "speak" as such, but their riders get impressions from them that their brains convert into speech/Anne converts into text, I always just figured that dragons with strange spellings just had their names "translated" that way by the rider.

Or maybe F'lar, being pretentious, thought it looked better that way.

Or Anne doesn't know what she's talking about and is not now nor will ever be a credible final authority on her own writing, as you well know.

The weyrfolk must name their sons with an eye to their Impressing. They figure they'll only have to put up with it until their teens and then they can shorten it to something snappy and duosyllablic. Pretty much.

(Is that a word? If not, it is now.) I don't know, but it's a neat word. *golf clap*

And what the heck do you call a kid when they have a name like "Famanoran"? I mean, I thought my name, at three syllables, was long. And is it Weyr practice to try and include the mother's ENTIRE name in the son's? FaMANORAn, FeLESSAn... I don't think so, since "Fallarnon" is pretty close to "Falloner," F'lon's pre-elided name; since the elder sibling got more of his father's name, maybe F'lon decided to give the younger sibling more of his mother's name?

[Monkeysrule]

Larna + Falloner = FalLARNon. Pretty darn close to both, actually.