What was that book series with the dragons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(Dragonriders_of_Pern)#:~:text=Dragons%20are%20described%20as%20carnivorous,based%20and%20green%20in%20color.

Dragons are described as carnivorous, oviparous, warm-blooded creatures. Like all of Pern's native large fauna, they have six limbs – four feet and two wings. Their blood, referred to as ichor, is copper-based and green in color. Their head and general body type is described by McCaffrey as being similar in shape to those of horses. On their heads they have small headknobs, similar to those of giraffes, and no visible ears. They have multifaceted eyes that change color depending on the dragon's mood. Unlike the dragons of Terran legend, they have a smooth hide rather than scales; the texture of their skin is described as being reminiscent of suede with a spicy, sweet scent when clean. They are described as having forked tail ends with a defecation opening between the forks; however, most artistic renderings depict their tails as having spade-shaped tips. The dragons usually get from one place to another by utilizing a teleportation process known as "going between".

four legs, two wings.

Just gathering data because art might happen.

And looking at book covers, many of them have dragons with two legs and two wings.

UG!  

Oddly, the email right before this was about using the AI illustration capability of my favourite image tool (Pixlr) for fantasy illustrations. Their dragons:
https://multimedia.newsletter.pixlr.com/pixlr-B/photos/4178c247-45d5-47d5-a35e-af3cd68fd68f.png
https://multimedia.newsletter.pixlr.com/pixlr-B/photos/fb19bc61-7b79-4911-ada6-cd588e879f22.png
There's something so Burra Malucca about those images!

A thing about my eyes happened a few years back so my reading is even slower than my dyslexia.  I'm loving the book but wish I could find the long version in audio.

But I'm also determined to paint some fore edge art on the book because why not?

Well... the problem I'm having with this art is knowing what to paint.  I don't want to give the plot away.  I'm not yet good at painting people.  But landscapes are traditional.  And dragons.

I've got the first three books in one paperback, so it's a nice large space to paint on.

Any suggestions on what to paint?  What's your favourite moment?

What you've been doing with that fore edge art is amazing! The bronze and the gold dragons in flight together would be an lovely image for the first three books.

r ranson wrote:A thing about my eyes happened a few years back so my reading is even slower than my dyslexia.  I'm loving the book but wish I could find the long version in audio.

But I'm also determined to paint some fore edge art on the book because why not?

Well... the problem I'm having with this art is knowing what to paint.  I don't want to give the plot away.  I'm not yet good at painting people.  But landscapes are traditional.  And dragons.

I've got the first three books in one paperback, so it's a nice large space to paint on.

Any suggestions on what to paint?  What's your favourite moment?

Why not paint the hatching ground and a gold (queen) egg? You could include whatever architecture you think suits, whatever dragons you'd want, the basic scene could be simple or complex, depending on how it's going or your taste or available materials or...?

I haven't read these book in ~40 years, but I just finished The White Dragon after starting the original three because of this thread. Thanks!

Did someone from this thread send some Pern books to Wheaton Labs? I recall Stephen posting something about them in Boot's Love or his BEL thread...