Dragonchoice 2
Dragonchoice 2 cover illustration by Martin Vire
The World of Pern © Anne McCaffrey 1967, 2012, all rights reserved, and used by permission of the author.
All characters and events © Faye Upton.
All artwork © its respective artist and used with permission.
Acknowledgements
Dragonchoice 2 is dedicated to the many artists, writers and co-conspirators who helped this giant sequel to come about in the first place!
Prologue: Aloft, On Wing
Two newcomers from Peninsula Weyr, bronze rider Sh’zon and brown rider M’ric, arrive at Madellon Weyr. And they have plans for their new home.
Chapter one: Five Heated Weeks
With a queen egg on the sands, Madellon Weyr welcomes new candidates, but blue rider C’mine’s return to the Weyr is marred by a new tragedy.
Chapter two: Your Charge Is Sure
Green rider C’los turns detective to investigate the death of a fellow dragonrider. T’kamen and his second D’feng negotiate the Weyr’s tithes at Blue Shale Hold.
Chapter three: A Dragon of Night-Dark Sea
Sarenya’s fire-lizards lead her to a meeting with new transfer M’ric and his unusual brown Trebruth, before a catch-up with her old friend C’mine.
Chapter four: Cold Beyond Frozen Things
C’los’ investigation of E’rom’s death leads him to a grim conclusion, while the mourners at the brown rider’s funeral turn up some unexpected leads.
Chapter five: And Quicker To Champion Me
A conversation with the Weyrlingmaster leaves Valonna feeling unsettled about the task of training another queen rider. T’kamen and Sarenya spend a rare evening together.
Chapter six: Honour Those The Dragons Heed
Sinterlion and the other candidates learn some practical lessons in dragon care, and L’stev, the Weyrlingmaster, contemplates the task of training a new class.
Chapter seven: Weyrman, Watch
C’los interviews E’rom’s weyrmate K’ston in his search for the truth, and consults with the Weyr Healer in an attempt to discover the source of the fellis that killed Sigith’s rider.
Chapter eight: Weyrman, Learn
Conversations with E’rom’s wingmen and superiors implicate a rider in E’rom’s murder. C’los consults with L’stev to learn more about the history of his suspect.
Chapter nine: Free The Flame
C’mine and Darshanth take part in their first flaming Wing drill since their return to Madellon, but a moment’s inattention spells disaster for another dragonpair.
Chapter ten: Thought And Favour
An unexpected saviour comes to Sarenya’s rescue when the journeyman Beastcrafter is injured by a rogue ram in Madellon’s lower pastures.
Chapter eleven: That Glimpse Of Love
The candidates continue their lessons with a lecture from the Dragon Healer, with whom Sarenya is on secondment. A visit to Sejanth makes them consider the responsibility of riding a dragon.
Chapter twelve: Greed Will Bring The Weyr Distress
T’kamen absorbs a sobering report on Pern’s drought-hit condition. Newly-promoted Wingleader and Wingsecond Sh’zon and M’ric plan a Search expedition to a island outside Madellon’s territory.
Chapter thirteen: The Finger Points
Valonna and Wingleader H’ned are made aware of E’rom’s murder when C’los reluctantly accuses a rider of the deed. T’kamen arranges a watchdragon post at Kellad to get the suspect away from Madellon.
Chapter fourteen: Seen Then Unseen
Sensitive Darshanth and C’mine accompany Sh’zon on a visit to a mysterious island to Search Sh’zon’s cousin Tarshe, but endure an unsettling experience on returning to Madellon.
Chapter Fifteen: Who Loves, Lives
An agitated C’los second-guesses his own conclusions when interviewing E’rom’s brother. Indioth’s mating flight brings his simmering dissatisfaction with C’mine to a boil.
Chapter sixteen: Black, Blacker, Blackest
A visit from the under-pressure Weyrleader leaves Valonna feeling wretched. Shimpath and Darshanth conspire to lift her spirits, and she finds a new ally.
Chapter seventeen: Of Hope And Promise
New candidate Tarshe starts to find her place among the others. C’los makes a dramatic discovery in his new lover’s weyr and is compelled to bring it to T’kamen’s attention.
Chapter eighteen: A Day Of Glory
Madellon Weyr prepares to celebrate the Hatching of Shimpath’s clutch, while Leah and the other candidates feel the pressure, and Sarenya helps in the dragon infirmary.
Chapter nineteen: Man And Dragon Fully Matched
Sarenya puts her own failed candidacy behind her as she watches the Hatching with M’ric and C’mine. But the joyous occasion is silenced by the death of a Madellon dragon.
Chapter twenty: All Hope Banish
T’kamen comes under massive criticism as the truth of E’rom’s demise gets out. C’los finally finds the answer he’s been looking for. Sarenya walks into a devastating scene in the infirmary.
Chapter twenty-one: Those Dangers Dragon-Braved
With the killer at large and in possession of a hostage, T’kamen and M’ric set out in deadly pursuit over the treacherous moonlit landscape of lower Madellon.
Epilogue: The Blackest Night Must End In Dawn
The weyrlings adjust to their new lives as dragonriders, Sarenya finds solace in M’ric after her ordeal and T’kamen recognises a new resolve in Valonna following the events of Hatching day.
Characters
The complete alphabetical who’s who of Dragonchoice 2: Dragonchosen, from dragonriders and candidates to crafters and holders.