[Michlib-l] Help Identifying Book!

Wed Apr 24 08:15:18 EDT 2024

Hi,

The sketch looks like the artwork for  "Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern" by Anne
McCaffrey. See attached images.

Sincerely,
Veronica Pitchford (she/her)
Assistant Director
Flat River Community Library
200 W Judd St
Greenville MI 48838
(616) 754-6359 ext 106

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 10:59 AM Jean Fellows via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> My vote was one of the Dragonriders of Pern series
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 10:29 AM David Conklin via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
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>> Here is more proof for all you skeptics.  😉
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>> https://www.rarebookcellar.com/pages/books/32400/anne-mccaffrey/moreta-dragonlady-of-pern?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwuJ2xBhA3EiwAMVjkVKChri5oWubYlL9Z-XIdHHRffWKKvbuOLfbuHlv6wEYARXTNDFeP4xoCe-0QAvD_BwE
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>> Please look to the left.
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>> =o)
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>>
>> David Conklin
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>> Director
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>> Genesee District Library
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>> (810) 230-3335  Office
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>> (810) 732-1161  Fax
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>> dconklin at thegdl.org
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>> Genesee District Library Headquarters
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>> 4195 W. Pasadena Ave
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>> Flint MI 48504
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>> *From:* Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> *On Behalf Of *David
>> Conklin via Michlib-l
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2024 10:16 AM
>> *To:* Dominic Doot <ddoot at novilibrary.org>
>> *Cc:* michlib-l at mcls.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Michlib-l] Help Identifying Book!
>>
>>
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>> Just to be clear it *is* the dragon on the left.  It * is* artwork by
>> Michael Whelan (corrected from original reply) for the book * Moreta:
>> Dragonlady of Pern*.
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>> https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/moreta/
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>> The patron drawing does not capture the small rider which is in the
>> original artwork.
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>> =o)
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>>
>> David Conklin
>>
>> Director
>>
>> Genesee District Library
>>
>>
>>
>> (810) 230-3335  Office
>>
>> (810) 732-1161  Fax
>>
>> dconklin at thegdl.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Genesee District Library Headquarters
>>
>> 4195 W. Pasadena Ave
>>
>> Flint MI 48504
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>>
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>> *From:* Dominic Doot <ddoot at novilibrary.org>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2024 10:03 AM
>> *To:* David Conklin <dconklin at thegdl.org>
>> *Cc:* Erin Luetz <erin at fadl.org>; michlib-l at mcls.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Michlib-l] Help Identifying Book!
>>
>>
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>> You don't often get email from ddoot at novilibrary.org. Learn why this is
>> important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification>
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>> I agree with David - looks like a Dragonriders of Pern cover.
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>> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 9:58 AM David Conklin via Michlib-l <
>> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
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>> https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/moreta/
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>> Artwork by Mark Whalen
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>> Dragon on the left
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>> Circa 1983
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>> Interesting story about artist having his hand in a cast.
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>> Loved the Dragonriders series back in the day.
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>> =o)
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>>
>> David Conklin
>>
>> Director
>>
>> Genesee District Library
>>
>>
>>
>> (810) 230-3335  Office
>>
>> (810) 732-1161  Fax
>>
>> dconklin at thegdl.org
>>
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>>
>> Genesee District Library Headquarters
>>
>> 4195 W. Pasadena Ave
>>
>> Flint MI 48504
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>> *From:* Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> *On Behalf Of *Erin Luetz
>> via Michlib-l
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2024 9:27 AM
>> *To:* michlib-l at mcls.org
>> *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Help Identifying Book!
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello, Collective Brain!
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>>
>>
>> I need some help trying to identify a book for a patron. We know that it
>> is either YA or Adult Fiction and have a sketch based on the patron's
>> recollection of the cover (attached below), but that's about it. The patron
>> doesn't remember the author, title, or much about the content beyond that
>> dragons played a heavy role in the plot.
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>> If anyone has any ideas as to what it could be, I'd love to hear them! I
>> thought perhaps it was something by Anne McCaffrey, but haven't found a
>> match for the illustration provided.
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>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Erin
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>>
>> --
>>
>> Erin Luetz
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>> (she/her)
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>> Youth Services Librarian
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>> Ferndale Area District Library
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