The Renegades of Pern

In a tumultuous era for the planet Pern, marked by the deadly return of Threadfall and the expansionist ambitions of Lord Toric in the south, a new and sinister threat emerges. Thella, a ruthless Lady Holder of Telgar, consolidates a desperate band of outcasts, murderers, and resentful individuals into a terrifying and brilliantly evil clan: the Renegades. Initially engaging in theft, their escalating brutality soon encompasses murder and acts of vicious, insane revenge, sowing chaos across the land. Among their first victims is Jayge Lilcamp, a young, roving trader whose family and wagon train fall prey to their savagery. Witnessing the devastation wrought by Thella, Jayge is consumed by a burning desire for personal revenge, which swiftly evolves into a relentless determination to eradicate the most malevolent force Pern has ever known. This gripping tale plunges readers into a world of desperate struggle against both natural disaster and human depravity.