What is ThreadEntered by: Tricia Date: 2007-07-29 Relevant to: Arolos and DF Summary: Thread is the name of a deadly phenomenon that appears throughout Anne McCaffrey's series of science-fiction novels about the fictional planet Pern. Threads are thin silver filaments of a space-borne mycorrhizoid spore that devours all matter that it touches. Pern periodically experiences Threadfalls where this deadly organism rains down from the sky. All references to worlds and characters based on Anne McCaffrey's fiction are copyright© Anne McCaffrey 1967,2005, all rights reserved, and used by permission of the author. The Dragonriders of Pern® is registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, by Anne McCaffrey, used here with permission. Use or reproduction without a license is strictly prohibited. |