"Turns White Dragon of Pern upside down"
On the pottery clan dragon estate Clutch Re in Malacar,
Darquel has no choice but to sell his beautiful oldest
daughter Waivia into slavery to First Son, Waikar Re Kratt.
His wife Kavarria is stunned, refuses to accept reality,
and rejects condemning her child to the harsh humiliating
life of a sex slave; a broken jaw later does not stop the
claim. Their other daughter nine-year-old Zarq watches her
previous somewhat impoverished life fall apart as her
mother, already considered crazy, fails to cope. Because of her mother's obsessed actions, Zarq becomes a
sexual victim ultimately turning into a sexually mutilated
nun. She is alone except for tending retired bull dragons
where she begins to learn their secrets. The future is
nonexistent, the present grim, and the past horrid; only a
thirst for revenge and to rescue her sister keeps Zarq
breathing. Turning the White Dragon of Pern upside down, Zarq is
terrific in this coming of age tale as instead of becoming
the heroic rider of a dragon she is the abused caretaker of
aging retirees. The story line is action-packed yet
provides a vivid grim look at society from within the
dragon estate and the dragon nursing estate amongst other
even grimmer locales. Readers will appreciate this strong
opening entry in the Dragon Temple Saga that if Zarq has
her way should lead to profound fascinating future
adventures. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 15, 2005
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 25, 2007
|
