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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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Golanth groaned and dropped his muzzle to one foreleg. F’lessan reached up to pat the right eye ridge, nuzzled himself into a comfortable spot against Golanth’s shoulder, and immediately fell asleep.

Harper Hall—5:00 in the morning, and Southern Hold—2:00 in the morning–1.9.31

At wintry Fort, F’nor and Idarolan informed Sebell of the dangers and the details. Idarolan had acquired sufficient extra copies of the projected tsunami path through the Southern and Western Seas to give a set to the MasterHarper. The Interface office had the only automatic copier, another of the many technological wonders that were coming in so very useful. Considering the panic of drum messages into the Harper Hall from those minor holds and halls that had drummers, Sebell needed accurate information to give them. It was still night in the west but the constant drums had interrupted the sleep of many and lights were on in cotholds as well as in Fort’s great façade. A messenger came running up from the Healer Hall with queries from Master Oldive as to where he was to send healers to help in this emergency of which he’d like pertinent details so he could organize his craftsmen and -women.

“Have you time for something to eat and drink?” Sebell asked when the core of the emergency had been explained to him.

“No, it’s earlier at Southern Hold and we’d best not delay explaining it all to Toric,” F’nor said, grimacing.

“He’ll demand to know why he’s had to wait to learn about the fireball,” Sebell added. Then he chuckled, his eyes bright in the gleam of the Hall’s night lamps.

“I could use a laugh,” F’nor said.

“I think he may regret having so many—ah, shall we say undisclosed—coastal holdings?” Sebell snorted, his expression amused. “Truth will out. K’van probably knows.”

“We’d best go. He and Sintary will be waiting for us at the old Weyr site.”

“We will try to defuse rumor with fact,” Sebell said. A task that F’nor did not envy him.

Idarolan gave a malicious smile. “Keep ears open for what those seaworm Abominators spread.”

“It’s a natural disaster, isn’t it?” F’nor remarked.

“Reported by the Yokohama,” Sebell demurred.

“And sharding fortunate we are to have at least one eye on the skies above,” Idarolan said in his caustic fashion.

F’nor thought about timing it; there was no question in F’nor’s mind that Toric’s informers would eventually mention the exact minute and hour Landing had recognized the fireball as a threat, but he decided against making the effort just as Canth spoke.

Ramoth said not to! We do not know what else we will have to do today.

All right, Canth. I’m chastised.

You are not! his dragon replied in mild protest.

You know me too well.