I love them, and it was via a fandom writing group that I learned about FR in the first place, so mileage varies!
Yes - as anon above me noted, the author had some very problematic views, which are apparent both in interviews and some of the characterization/narratives in DRoP and her other series. But otherwise her worldbuilding has always appealed to me.
IMO, best reading order is: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon Dragonsdawn All the Weyrs of Pern
There are lots of other books that focus on different parts of the timeline or side characters, but you're not going to be lost in the story if you jump around a bit on those after reading the main ones.
Re: Deladria#242017
I love them, and it was via a fandom writing group that I learned about FR in the first place, so mileage varies!
Yes - as anon above me noted, the author had some very problematic views, which are apparent both in interviews and some of the characterization/narratives in DRoP and her other series. But otherwise her worldbuilding has always appealed to me.
IMO, best reading order is:
Dragonflight
Dragonquest
The White Dragon
Dragonsdawn
All the Weyrs of Pern
There are lots of other books that focus on different parts of the timeline or side characters, but you're not going to be lost in the story if you jump around a bit on those after reading the main ones.