I have read this first book and have greatly enjoyed it. Let's start our discussion with the verses from the book.
Drummer, beat, and piper,blow,
Harper,strike, and soldier, go.
Free the flame and sear the grasses
Till the dawning Red Star passes.
What do you think this means? What is it foretelling?
From the Weyr and from the Bowl
Bronze and brown and blue and green
Rise the dragonmen of Pern
Aloft, on wing, seen, then unseen.
what does "seen and then unseen mean"?
I especially like this one below. It holds a wealth of wisdom.
Honor those the dragons heed,
In thought and favor, word and deed.
Worlds are lost or worlds are saved,
From the dangers dragon-braved.
Dragonman, avoid excess;
Greed will bring the Weyr distress;
To the ancient Laws adjere,
Prospers thus the Dragonweyr
Tell me what YOU think this means. Who is it warning? What does it warn of?
