Dragonsinger

Something that I found extremely compelling in this book was the portrayal of the intellectually disabled adult character Camo. This book was published in the 1970s, so there is some outdated and offensive language describing him (e.g. “half-wit”), but overall, the narrative shows great empathy for Camo. Though he is partially nonverbal, the narrative clearly expresses that he has his own thoughts and feelings. It is refreshing to have disabled characters present in non-issue novels. Disabled people are a part of every community on Earth, so there's no reason why they wouldn't be integrated into the communities of Pern.