#59 in Classics
Dragonsong
- 194
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Dragonsong” is a quiet, small-scale Pern novel about a girl who is forbidden music because she is a girl and has to find her own place. Menolly’s story lingers on everyday chores and shared songs more than on danger, and those who love it return to it again. Written for younger readers, it runs to under two hundred pages and opens the Harper Hall trilogy; some make their first visit to Pern here.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Published by Atheneum Books in March 1976, it is the third book in the Dragonriders of Pern series set on the fictional planet Pern. Dragonsong had a new publisher, editor, and target audience of young adults, and became the first book in the Harper Hall of Pern trilogy. The original Dragonriders of Pern trilogy with Ballantine Books was not completed until after the publication of Dragonsong and its sequel.
Reading order · Dragonriders of Pern
Full order & progress →- DragonflightStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Dragonquest
7.87.8 / 10 - DragonsongThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Dragonsinger
7.97.9 / 10 - Nerilka's Story
–Not ranked yet - Dragondrums
7.67.6 / 10 - The Renegades of Pern
7.57.5 / 10 - All the Weyrs of Pern
7.87.8 / 10 - The Chronicles of Pern: First FallThe Chronicles of Pern: First Fall–Not ranked yet
- The Dolphins of Pern
7.77.7 / 10 - Dragonseye
–Not ranked yet - The Masterharper of Pern
7.87.8 / 10 - The Skies of Pern
7.77.7 / 10 - Dragon's Kin
–Not ranked yet - Dragonsblood
–Not ranked yet - Dragon's Fire
–Not ranked yet - Dragon Harper
–Not ranked yet - Dragonheart
–Not ranked yet - Dragongirl
–Not ranked yet - Dragon's Time
–Not ranked yet - Sky Dragons
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 219 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 31 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 188 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is Dragonsong?
It has 194 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Classics — with scores between 7.4 and 7.8, closest to this book.
