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If you've read some of the Pern books, then this would be a way to learn how it all began. I started with a later one myself and wondered how they had got from space ships to agrarian society. The trip made for an interesting read. Some swearing ( if this concerns you) and plenty of finely crafted scenes. McCaffrey did a good job all the way to the last sentence.