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Anne McCaffrey is one of my favorite authors. Her Dragonriders of Pern
series is what transformed
me into a diehard science fiction fan I would guess. Below is some
background information on the Pern
series and also a list of all the Pern books and some of her other books as
well.
In the books written earlier, Pern is a medieval society with
lords, swords, duels, bards and serfs.
Dragonriders are an elite class, chosen for their ability to communicate with
the giant sentient dragons,
bred by the early Earth-colonizers of Pern to chew firestone and burn in
the air the deadly
mycorrhizoid spore Thread that periodically rain down on the planet. The riders
have a telepathic
bond with their dragons, formed by impression at the dragon's hatching.
Later books deal with
the initial colonization of Pern and the creation of the dragons through genetic
manipulation. The
lengthy (over two millennia) time period covered by the series as a whole gives
room for new
stories and characters, as the more recent novels have done.
The series has fourteen books and counting, and while
characters drop in and out of the stories
the major players are repeated in most of them in smaller or lesser roles. This
is partly because
some of the books feature overlapping timeframes, describing the same
events from different
viewpoints, while most of the others are closely chronological. When reading for
the first time
it's generally recommended to go in the order they were written, as the
details change slightly
over time. On repeat reads, a chronological order may be preferred.
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Dragonriders of Pern Series
(more of her books are listed below this table)
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Chronological Order
(To follow the time flow of the story) |
Or |
In Sequential Order
(To follow the order they were written) |
First Pass
- Dragonsdawn (1988)
- The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993, anthology)
- The Survey: P.E.R.N.
- The Dolphins' Bell
- The Ford of Red Hanrahan
- The Second Weyr
- Rescue Run
- Dragonsblood (2005, by Todd McCaffrey) (some events)
Second Pass
- Red Star Rising (1996) (called Dragon's Eye for US
release)
- Dragon's Kin (2004, with Todd McCaffrey)
Second Interval/Third Pass
- Dragonsblood (2005, by Todd McCaffrey) (majority of events)
Sixth Pass
- Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983)
- Nerilka's Story (1986)
Eight Interval (Second Long Interval)
- The MasterHarper of Pern (1998)
Ninth Pass
- Dragonflight (1968, first novel written)
- Dragonquest (1970)
- Dragonsong (1976)
- Dragonsinger (1977)
- Dragondrums (1979)
- The White Dragon (1978)
- Renegades of Pern (1989)
- All the Weyrs of Pern (1991)
- The Dolphins of Pern (1994)
- The Skies of Pern (2001)
Chronology is inexact, as some books take place at the same time.
For example, Dragonsong, Dragonsinger and Dragondrums
occupy roughly the same timeframe as Dragonquest and all are
continued in The White Dragon. Similarly, Moreta,
Nerilka's Story
and the short story Beyond Between all take place concurrently
or overlap. As well, Dragonsblood describes events in two
separate time periods: the end of the first pass and the beginning
of the third pass.
Short stories include:
- The Smallest Dragonboy (1973)
- The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1994)
- Runner of Pern (1999)
- Ever the Twain (2002)
- Beyond Between (2003)
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Weyr Search(1967) Dragon Rider(1967)
Dragonflight (1968)
Dragon Quest(1970)
The Smallest Dragonboy(1973)
(short story)
Dragonsong(1976)
Dragon Singer(1977)
The White Dragon(1978)
Dragon Drums(1979)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern(1983)
Nerilka's Story(1986)
Dragons Dawn(1988)
Renegades of Pern(1989)
All the Weyrs of Pern(1991)
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall(1993)
Rescue Run(1993)
The Dolphins of Pern(1994)
The girl who heard Dragons(1994)
(short story)
Dragonseye(1996)
The MasterHarper of Pern(1998)
The Runner of Pern(1999)
(short story)
The Skies of Pern(2001)
Ever the Twain(2002)
(short story)
Beyond Between(2003)
(short story)
Dragons Kin(2004)
Dragons Blood(2005)
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Other Books and Series by Anne McCaffrey
| The Rowan Series The Rowan
Damia
Damia's Children
Lyon's Pride
The Tower and the Hive
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| Crystal Singer Series
Crystal Singer
Killashandra
Crystal Line
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| Planet Pirates Series
Generation Warriors
Sassinak
The Death of Sleep
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| Freedom Series Freedom's
Landing
Freedom's Choice
Freedom's Challenge
Freedom's Ransom
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| The Ireta Adventure
Dinosaur Planet
Dinosaur Planet Survivors
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| Shell People Series The
Ship Who Sang
Partnership
The Ship Who Searched
The City Who Fought
The Ship Who Won
The Ship Errant
The Ship Avenged
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| Pegasus Series Pegasus
Pegasus in Flight
Pegasus in Space
To Ride Pegasus
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| Miscellaneous Books
Nimisha's Ship
No One Noticed the Cat |
| Power Series Power Lines
Powers That Be
Power Play
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