The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey

Introduction

The White Dragon is a novel which was published in 1978, and is the third book of epic fiction "Riders of Pern" by American writer, Anne McCaffrey. Completing the main trilogy, the novel was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1979. The book is based on the story of ancient times when a lord of Ruatha had a dragon with him who helped him in his life struggles.

Examine the Main Character of the Book

The main character of the novel is the Jaxom of Ruatha, who is the Lord of Ruatha. He was honest and helpful, and he made a rule in life not to deny people who turn to him for help. His only dragon was white in color is the only rider who helped him a lot. Together with Ruth, he participated in both expeditions to the Scarlet Star and all training in space.

While growing up, the dragon became his best friend; however, when once he flew, he found other friends as well in students at Harper Hall, Weyr and in Smithcraft. He also learned to go between times as well as place. Since Ruth is skilled at “Timing it”, Jaxom and he played a major role in the end of Threadfall (McCaffrey, 497).

Details about the Plot

The story revolves around the young Jaxom Ruatha, who was the ruler of a white dragon, Ruth. He wanted to fly on the dragon and fight the threads. Besides, he also tried to steal ancient golden egg from Benden Weyr. Fortunately, Ruth could travel back in time to help them avoid the growing crisis between Weirs. However, at the time of fighting threads, Jaxom became severely ill by a deadly disease. This situation forced him to stay in the Bay and made the important stories in the Opening of Pern (Chitwood, 3).

When Ruth was born, all of the people agreed that the weak little dragon having white color would not survive. On the other hand, he did not only grow and became strong enough to lift his rider into the air, but also had a number of unique talents. With the help of his dragon, young Lord Jaxom managed to prevent a war horse with the most ancient exiles who have stolen the golden egg (Roberts, 9).

The novel is based on a science fiction story and it does have some climax in the story which ...