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  1. Other titles by Anne McCaffreyPublished by Ballantine Books:
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. PROLOGUE
  9. At a Gather—6.15.30
  10. Part 1
  11. Turnover at Landing—1.1.31 Present Pass Aivas—Aivas Adjusted Turn 2553
  12. Benden Weyr—1.1.31
  13. Southern Hold—1.1.31
  14. Healer Hall—1.1.31
  15. Back at Landing—1.2.31
  16. Fort Hold—late night—1.1.31
  17. Fort Hold Runner Station—1.2.31
  18. Keroon Printer Hall—1.3.31
  19. Benden Weyr—midday—1.3.31
  20. Monaco Bay Weyr—five days later—1.8.31
  21. Part 2
  22. Ruatha Hold—local time 12:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  23. Telgar Weyr—local time 4:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  24. Benden Weyr—local time 6:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  25. Harper Hall—local time 1:00 in the morning—1.9.31
  26. Landing—local time 10:12 mid-morning—1.9.31
  27. In the Conference Room at Landing—1.9.31
  28. Monaco Weyr—10:22 in the morning—Timing it
  29. In the Conference Room at Landing—local time 1:10–1.9.31
  30. Sunrise Cliff Seahold—timed-back
  31. In the Conference Room—local time 2:12 at Landing—1.9.31
  32. Back at Landing—local time—3:40
  33. Harper Hall—5:00 in the morning, and Southern Hold—2:00 in the morning–1.9.31
  34. Landing—late afternoon—1.9.31
  35. Same time at Keroon Printer Hall—local time 11:15—1.9.31
  36. Later, on an unusually bright evening at Landing, Sunrise Cliff, and Honshu Hold—1.9.31
  37. Part 3
  38. Honshu—1.10.31
  39. Circle Runner Station—1.18.31
  40. Harper Hall
  41. Benden Weyr—
  42. Benini Hold—east Monaco and Honshu—1.20.31
  43. Harper Hall—1.28.31
  44. Honshu Hold—2.1.31
  45. Fort Hold—2.13.31
  46. Printer Hall at Wide Bay—same night
  47. Honshu Hold—2.9.31
  48. Night at Wide Bay—2.9.31
  49. Ruatha Hold—late evening—2.9.31
  50. Core Hold—two days before Council Meeting—2.26.31
  51. Part 4
  52. Honshu Weyrhold—2.26–27.31
  53. Council Meeting at Telgar Hold—3.1.31
  54. Honshu Weyrhold—3.01.31
  55. Interim at Benden and elsewhere
  56. Honshu Weyrhold—time passing slowly
  57. Landing—3.21.31
  58. Honshu Weyrhold—3.21.31
  59. Southern Hold—3.23.31
  60. Honshu Weyrhold—3.27.31
  61. Benden Weyr—3.27.31
  62. Cove Hold—same day, same approximate time
  63. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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The Weyrcook, arms full of bundles, nearly fell down the steps, followed by weyrfolk struggling with sacksful of clicking pots and leaking supplies just as Golanth touched down again. T’gellan rolled his eyes significantly at the younger rider and F’lessan offered Golanth’s services. The cook mounted first, securing as many things as she could to Golanth’s ridges. When no more could fit on his back, he raised just high enough above the ground to go between yet again.

Then T’gellan was at F’lessan’s side, unrolling one of the maps just as three bronze dragons deposited their riders on the recently cleared space. Two riderless brown dragons hovered above the trees, waiting to land.

“I suspect you’re more adept at timing than that trio, my friend,” T’gellan said, admirably cool in manner, “so you get to go the farthest. Take St’ven on Mealth and C’reel and Galuth to help.” The Weyrleader gestured to the browns. He unrolled the map to F’lessan who took one edge as he recognized a copy of the aerial maps that Aivas had supplied to all the Weyrs. “We were out over this area last time you flew with us. You’ll remember this orange cliff!” T’gellan tapped at the recognizable landmark. “Long wide bay, long, sloping sands to the sea.” He grimaced at the thought of the clear path that would give the incoming tsunami. “Granite cliff. White sands stand out against it. Bay looks like the sea took a toothless bite out of the coastline.” He gave the younger rider a reassuring grin. “Don’t let them talk you into conveying their boats. Those are replaceable. Lives are not!”

With that philosophy F’lessan agreed, but he also knew how difficult it was to make holders abandon whatever treasures they might own.

“Holds’re mostly near this stream, but that would provide the tsunami with a channel to flood badly way inland. Be sure everyone is well back on the summit. We can’t estimate how high the tsunami crest will be. Reaching the heights will be a climb for some but there’re switchback steps cut in the lower levels. But among the three of you, you ought to be able to evacuate them all. Somehow or other.” T’gellan’s expression was grim again as he thrust the map at F’lessan. “You’re a good rider.” He gave F’lessan a supportive clout on the shoulder. “Secure that chest on Monarth, will you, C’reel, St’ven? Then F’lessan’s your Wingleader.”