Dragonsong

Menolly, a young fishers daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harpers craft. When her stern father denied Menollys destiny, she fled Half Circle Hold just as Pern was struck again by the deadly danger of Threadfall, the killing ropes of death that fell from a nearby star. Taking shelter in a cave by the sea, Menolly made a miraculous discovery that insured her a new home among the master musicians of Perns Harper Hall.