Aramina's family were 'holdless'.Driven out of their home after the massacre at Ruatha, they were forced to roam the land, seeking shelter and protection wherever they could.And now, after a period in the Igen caverns, they had to flee yet again -for the evil Lady Holdless Thella had discovered Aramina's unusual gift - she could 'hear' dragons - and Thella planned to exploit this gift for her own ends.At dead of night the little family began their flight through the forests and mountains of Pern - pursued by Lady Thella.But this time the dragons were to play a part in Aramina's destiny.

The Girl Who Heard Dragons and fourteen other stories of alien worlds and strange beings - from the magic pen of Anne McCaffrey.