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{{Short description|2006 novel by Anne McCaffrey}}
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{{infobox book
| name = Dragon's Fire
| name = Dragon's Fire
| title_orig =
| title_orig =
| translator =
| translator =
| image = [[Image:McCaffrey Dragons fire cover.jpg|200px|First hardback edition cover]]
| image = McCaffrey Dragons fire cover.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_caption = First hardback edition cover
| caption = Youll cover of US editions{{efn|name=cover}}
| author = [[Anne McCaffrey]] and [[Todd McCaffrey]]
| author = [[Anne McCaffrey]] and [[Todd McCaffrey]]
| cover_artist =
| cover_artist = {{plainlist|
* [[Paul Youll]]
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| country = [[United States]]
* Steve Weston (UK){{efn|name=cover}}
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| language = [[English language|English]]
}}
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| country = United States
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| language = English
| series = ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]''
| series = ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]''
| genre = [[Science fiction novel]]
| genre = [[Science fiction]]
| publisher = [[Del Rey Books]] (1st edition hardcover)
| publisher = [[Del Rey Books]]
| release_date = July 11, 2006
| release_date = 11 July 2006 <!-- earliest ISFDB listings are Aug 2006, UK and US, x+366pp, hard; this ISBN is US -->
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]])
| media_type = Print ([[hardcover]] & [[paperback]])
| pages = 384 pp
| pages = 366 <!-- highest page number --> (hard editions)
| isbn = 0-345-48028-7
| isbn = 978-0-345-48028-6
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| oclc = 64453478
| dewey= 813/.54 22
| dewey = 813/.54 22
| congress= PS3563.A255 D775 2006
| congress = PS3563.A255 D775 2006
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| oclc= 64453478
| preceded_by = [[Dragonsblood]]
| preceded_by = [[Dragonsblood]]
| followed_by = [[Dragon Harper]]
| followed_by = [[Dragon Harper]]
}}
}}


'''''Dragon's Fire''''' is a [[fantasy]] or [[science fiction]] novel by [[Anne McCaffrey]] and her son [[Todd McCaffrey]] in the ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]'' series that she initiated in 1967. It was published by [[Del Rey Books]] in 2006.
'''''Dragon's Fire''''' is a [[science fiction]] [[novel]] by the American-Irish author [[Anne McCaffrey]] and her son [[Todd McCaffrey]]. Published in 2006, it is the twentieth book in the ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]'' series that she initiated in 1967.<ref>{{isfdb series|482|Dragonriders of Pern}}. Retrieved 9 October 2011.</ref>


''Dragon's Fire'' may be considered the second of a trilogy by the McCaffreys, between ''[[Dragon's Kin]]'' and ''[[Dragon Harper]]''. Primarily the three books feature [[Kindan]] as a boy and young man, about 500 years after landing on [[Pern]] (500 AL). He is not the protagonist of ''Fire'', however, which is told from the viewpoints of three others in his generation, Cristov, Pellar, and Halla.
''Dragon's Fire'' may be considered the second of a trilogy by the McCaffreys, between ''[[Dragon's Kin]]'' and ''[[Dragon Harper]]''. Primarily the three books feature Kindan as a boy and young man, about 500 years after landing on [[Pern]] (500 AL). He is not the protagonist of ''Dragon's Fire'', however, which is told from the viewpoints of three others in his generation, Cristov, Pellar, and Halla.


==Plot summary==
==Summary== <!--exceptionally inadequate -->
{{expand section|date=November 2011}}<!--exceptionally inadequate -->
Pellar's story provides background information related to the previous title ''[[Dragon's Kin]]''. Cristov's story is mostly new material (blue firestone that survives in water) and takes place after the events in Pellar's. The focus of Cristov's story is the problem-laden transition from firestone to the phosphine-bearing rock that is used by later generations of dragons.
Pellar's story provides background information related to the previous title ''[[Dragon's Kin]]''. Cristov's story is mostly new material (blue firestone that survives in water) and takes place after the events in Pellar's. The focus of Cristov's story is the problem-laden transition from firestone to the phosphine-bearing rock that is used by later generations of dragons.

==Notes==
{{notelist|notes=
{{efn|name=cover|1=
{{isfdb title|194342}} lists cover artist Paul Youll for both US editions and Steve Weston for both UK editions, as of 2011-10-13.}}
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{isfdb title|194342}}
{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}


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[[Category:Novels by Anne McCaffrey]]
[[Category:Novels by Anne McCaffrey]]
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[[Category:Novels by Todd McCaffrey]]
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Dragon's Fire
Youll cover of US editions[a]
AuthorAnne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey
Cover artist
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDragonriders of Pern
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDel Rey Books
Publication date
11 July 2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages366 (hard editions)
ISBN978-0-345-48028-6
OCLC64453478
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3563.A255 D775 2006
Preceded byDragonsblood 
Followed byDragon Harper 

Dragon's Fire is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey. Published in 2006, it is the twentieth book in the Dragonriders of Pern series that she initiated in 1967.[1]

Dragon's Fire may be considered the second of a trilogy by the McCaffreys, between Dragon's Kin and Dragon Harper. Primarily the three books feature Kindan as a boy and young man, about 500 years after landing on Pern (500 AL). He is not the protagonist of Dragon's Fire, however, which is told from the viewpoints of three others in his generation, Cristov, Pellar, and Halla.

Plot summary

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Pellar's story provides background information related to the previous title Dragon's Kin. Cristov's story is mostly new material (blue firestone that survives in water) and takes place after the events in Pellar's. The focus of Cristov's story is the problem-laden transition from firestone to the phosphine-bearing rock that is used by later generations of dragons.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Dragon's Fire title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database lists cover artist Paul Youll for both US editions and Steve Weston for both UK editions, as of 2011-10-13.

References

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  1. ^ Dragonriders of Pern series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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