Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.4
Points
19.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
113728
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
359
Points per Page
0.052925
Series
Dragonriders of Pern
Description
Myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying; and the mysterious ailment had spread to all but the most inaccessible holds. If dragonriders did not rise to char Thread, the parasite would devour any and all organic life it encountered.