Weyr Search

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Weyr Search is a science fantasy novella by Anne McCaffrey that introduced the world and characters of the Dragonriders of Pern series.

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instanceOf fictional work
novella
science fantasy novella
author Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED
awarded Hugo Award for Best Novella nomination NERFINISHED
Nebula Award for Best Novella nomination NERFINISHED
belongsToLiteraryFranchise Pern NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
expandedInto Dragonflight NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1967
firstPublishedIn Analog Science Fiction and Fact NERFINISHED
genre fantasy
science fantasy
science fiction
hasCategory 1960s science fiction works
American novellas
Works originally published in Analog magazine
hasCoverArtist Kelly Freas NERFINISHED
hasElement alien spores Thread
dragonriders
telepathic dragons
telepathy
hasFictionalOrganization Benden Weyr NERFINISHED
Harper Hall NERFINISHED
Ruatha Hold NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn later Dragonriders of Pern novels
hasMainCharacter F’lar NERFINISHED
F’nor NERFINISHED
Lessa NERFINISHED
hasTheme duty and responsibility
human–animal bonds
identity and destiny
social hierarchy
introducedFictionalUniverse Pern NERFINISHED
introducedMainCharactersOf Dragonriders of Pern NERFINISHED
isIncludedIn various Pern omnibus editions
language English
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalAudience adult readers
originalEditor John W. Campbell NERFINISHED
originalPublicationFormat magazine serial
partOfSeries Dragonriders of Pern NERFINISHED
precedes Dragonflight NERFINISHED
publicationMedium Analog magazine NERFINISHED
setInFictionalPlanet Pern NERFINISHED
setInFictionalWorld Dragonriders of Pern universe NERFINISHED
timePeriodInFiction Ninth Pass of the Red Star NERFINISHED

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