- Gebundene Ausgabe: 128 Seiten
- Verlag: Del Rey (23. November 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0345422171
- ISBN-13: 978-0345422170
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,1 x 1,6 x 24,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (6 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.311.847 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In her brief note to the readers, Anne McCaffrey informs us that Dragonholder was written in response to countless requests to tell "how I spent my childhood, who my friends were, my pets, how I ever thought up Pern and its dragons--the whole nine unvarnished yards." Todd McCaffrey, her second son and a long-time science fiction (and McCaffrey) fan put together this album of family photographs and anecdotes, interspersed with behind-the-scenes stories about his mother's writing career.
The book includes everything from Anne's childhood pet--a Maine Coon cat named Thomas, who suffered her dressing him in doll clothes and wheeling him around in a stroller and whose best friend was the neighbor's collie--to tales of McCaffrey Second Sight (possessed by Anne's grandmother and mother, as well as herself) to how she came to write the stories that became Dragonflight, the first Pern novel. It covers her career from the early stories through her long struggle to make ends meet as a professional writer to her success in 1978, when The White Dragon became the first science fiction hardcover to reach The New York Times bestseller list. McCaffrey fans won't want to miss this--it's the next best thing to having your own visit with her. --Nona Vero
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This is a rather short biography of best-selling sf/fantasy author Anne McCaffrey. Lovingly written by her son Todd, it explores her family history, her turbulent marriage, her start as a writer, and her decision to move her family to Ireland from America. Written in a very casual style, the book reads like a journal or a scrapbook; the narrative is only loosely chronological, which allows the author to be choosy about the details he includes. Filled with amusing anecdotes and family photographs, this book provides a tantalizingly brief glimpse into the life of a popular author. Given Anne McCaffrey's popularity, this is recommended for public libraries.ALaurel Bliss, New Haven, CT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The blood will show...,
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Rezension bezieht sich auf: Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey (Gebundene Ausgabe)
Todd McCaffrey has provided us with a well-written and interesting glimpse in to the life of his mother. There are some questions not answered, and much left unsaid -- but it is clear that this is done out of respect and consideration for his mother. The book is short, but once you pick it up you can't put it down. This book is as much a biography of Anne McCaffrey as recollections of Todd's own childhood. Through Todd McCaffrey and this book, you can appreciate and understand the problems that Anne McCaffrey overcame to achieve what she has achieved. And this is certainly an excellent book for aspiring writers who believe that if they can just get one book published, they've got it made, and not to give up if the first book or story story is declined. Todd McCaffrey did a great job!
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Anne McCaffrey's son Todd has given us a pleasant, entertaining book about his mother, the people and animals in her life, and her writing. There are many photos scattered throughout. Don't expect a detailed, chronological biography or extensive coverage of her books. Here's what you can read about here: her dogs (Wizard, Merlin, Angelo), cats (Thomas-cat, Maxwell Smart, Isaac Asimov), and horse (Mr. Ed). There's a delightful account of an unlikely friendship between Mr. Ed and a cat named Zeke. Other highlights include Anne's early acting and singing career; her culinary talents; how life experiences influenced her books; her family heritage of "second sight"; the world of SF writers, editors and conventions; her move from the U.S. to Ireland in 1970; and the success of her dragon series. Toward the end of the book, Anne acquires her County Wicklow home, which she would name Dragonhold because her dragons had bought it for her.
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Survival in Difficult Times,
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Tod tells a story of his Mother's struggles, not only to write, but just survive in a period when it was difficult to keep a roof over her head, child support moneys running out, and ESP episodes which proved out to be true.No wonder that PSI forms a major part of her writing (Pegasus series, & Dragonriders of Pern) A good read!, but I have to agree that the sequencing is a little irregular.
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