Nerilka's Story

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Nerilka's Story is a science fantasy novella by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a young woman's efforts to combat a deadly plague on Pern.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pern series work
novella
science fantasy work
author Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED
centralConflict plague on Pern NERFINISHED
companionTo Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Michael Whelan NERFINISHED
follows Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern NERFINISHED
genre fantasy
science fantasy
science fiction
hasElement airborne pathogen
hold politics
romantic subplot
telepathic dragons
hasFormat audiobook
hardcover
paperback
hasSpecies dragons
fire-lizards
humans
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryUniverseCreator Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Nerilka NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativePointOfView first-person
partOf Pern chronology NERFINISHED
protagonistRole healer's assistant
minor holder's daughter
publicationYear 1985
publisher Del Rey Books NERFINISHED
series Dragonriders of Pern NERFINISHED
setting Fort Hold NERFINISHED
Hold Ruatha NERFINISHED
planet Pern NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
young adult readers
theme class and privilege
duty
responsibility
self-sacrifice
timePeriodInUniverse Moreta's time
universe Pern NERFINISHED

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Dragonriders of Pern includesWork Nerilka's Story