The White Dragon
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The White Dragon is a science fiction novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, following the coming-of-age of Lord Jaxom and his unique white dragon Ruth as they challenge tradition and uncover Pern’s deeper mysteries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination
NERFINISHED
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Locus Award for Best Novel nomination ⓘ |
| centralElement |
alien planet colonization
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telepathic dragons ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
challenging tradition
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coming of age ⓘ individuality ⓘ responsibility and duty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Michael Whelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
F’lar
NERFINISHED
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Lessa NERFINISHED ⓘ Menolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Robinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dragonsdawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Dragonquest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship | Jaxom is Ruth’s rider ⓘ |
| hasDragon | Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-345-27365-9 ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
coming-of-age fiction
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planetary romance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jaxom
NERFINISHED
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Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Jaxom’s growth as Lord Holder of Ruatha ⓘ |
| notableFor |
completing the original Dragonriders of Pern trilogy
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depicting the only white dragon Ruth ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1978-06-30 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dragonriders of Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dragonquest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ballantine Books
NERFINISHED
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Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Del Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInDragonridersOfPern | 3 ⓘ |
| setInFictionalWorld | Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
Benden Weyr
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Ruatha Hold NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Continent on Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.