The Renagades Of Pern (The Dragon Books) by Anne McCaffrey

A young girl Aramina can hear dragons and Thella (Sister of lord holder Larad now leader of a band of renegades) thinks that this gift would be useful to her allowing her to know what the dragons are doing would help her raids. So Thella sets out to kidnap Aramina which she eventually succeeds in doing. Aramina is saved by Jayge a young trader who has fallen in love with her and the two of them disappear not wanting to be found by either the renegades or the dragonriders. The book also recaps parts of the stories of The White Dragon and Dragondrums from Toric's point of view and tells us more about Piemur's time in the southern continent especially the period between the end of Dragondrums and when he shows up at cove hold in The White Dragon. On his jorney Piemur comes across Jayge and Aramina and helps them gain holding for the land where they are living in the southern continent. Eventually this new filters back to Thella who goes to kill them. Her plans fail and the story moves on tho Piemur's involvement and how they discover the AIVAS.

I always seem to go to Anne McCaffrey books when I cannot decide what to read they are simple pleasant stories that entertain you the stories are move involved with the character interaction then any action. This is not one of my favourite books of the series because of its first half I am not really interested in the Thella story line and often just miss it out and read Piemur's story.