The Mystery of Ireta (61 page)
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Authors: Anne McCaffrey
Also by Anne McCaffrey
Published by Ballantine Books
Decision at Doona
Dinosaur Planet
Dinosaur Planet Survivors
Get Off the Unicorn
The Lady
Pegasus in Flight
Restoree
The Ship Who Sang
To Ride Pegasus
Nimisha’s Ship
Pegasus in Space
Black Horses for the King
THE CRYSTAL SINGER BOOKS
Crystal Singer
Killashandra
Crystal Line
THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN BOOKS
Dragonflight
Dragonquest
The White Dragon
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Nerilka’s Story
Dragonsdawn
The Renegades of Pern
All the Weyrs of Pern
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
The Dolphins of Pern
Dragonseye
The Masterharper of Pern
The Skies of Pern
By Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough:
Powers That Be
Power Lines
Power Play
A Gift of Dragons
By Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey
Dragon’s Kin
S
uddenly the vines were shoved aside as three large golden fliers glided in, close enough for Varian to smell the aroma of fish and spice they exuded. Their long, pointed beaks had raised slightly, and she was being regarded by very keen and hostile eyes.
Very slowly, she extended her hand for the wing claw, its three digits lying loose. She took one between her thumb and forefinger and pressed very gently. Then, tentatively, the claw lightly closed about her fingers. . . .
This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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Dinosaur Planet
copyright © 1978 by Anne McCaffrey. First published in Great Britain by Futura Publications Limited in 1978.
Dinosaur Planet Survivors
copyright © 1984 by Anne McCaffrey. First published in Great Britain by Futura Publications Limited
in 1984.
THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN is a trademark of Anne McCaffrey. Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.
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