When young Fiona impresses a queen dragon, she doesn't realize the perils and privileges that come with her new role. The challenges of becoming a Weyrwoman--co-leader of an entire dragon Weyr--can be overwhelming. Now Fiona is forced to confront the question: What is she willing to give up in order to truly be a queen rider? Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.

Todd McCaffrey is the bestselling author of the Pern novels Dragonsblood and Dragonheart, and the co-author, with his mother, Anne McCaffrey, of Dragon's Kin, Dragon's Fire, and Dragon Harper. A computer engineer, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Having grown up in Ireland with the epic of the Dragonriders of Pern, (R) he is burst-ing with ideas for new stories of that world, its people, and its dragons.