Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.8
Points
28.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
176404
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
538
Points per Page
0.052045
Series
Dragonriders of Pern
Description
An illness plagues the fire-lizards of Pern and poses a threat to their dragon cousins who protect the planet. As the enemy approaches, the weyrfolk search the archives of their past for clues to solving the plague.