Anne McCaffrey
Born on April Fool's Day in 1926, Anne McCaffrey has built an ever-expanding fan base with each new book. Best known as the creator of Pern, she is a storyteller who creates broad, imaginative worlds while handling a variety of themes.
Her first novel was written as a protest against how women were portrayed in science fiction novels in the 50s and early 60s. Since then, her books have frequently hit the bestseller lists and she has one of the best-known names in the genre.
A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, she moved to Ireland in the 70s where she lives in a house that she designed-Dragonhold-Underhill.
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Doona |
Catteni |
Decision at Doona |
Freedom's Landing |
Crisis on Doona (with Jody Lynn Nye) |
Freedom's Choice |
Treaty Planet (with Jody Lynn Nye) |
Freedom's Challenge |
Dragonriders of Pern |
Acorna |
Dragonflight |
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (with Margaret Ball) |
Dragonquest |
Acorna's Quest (with Margaret Ball) |
The White Dragon |
Acorna's People (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
The People of Pern (with Robin Wood) |
Acorna's World (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
DragonsEye |
Acorna's Search (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
Dragon's Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) |
Acorna's Rebels (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
Dragon's Fire (with Todd McCaffrey) |
Acorna's Triumph (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
Pegasus |
Acorna's Children (with Elizabth Ann Scarborough) |
To Ride Pegasus |
First Warning |
Pegasus in Flight |
Second Wave |
Pegasus in Space |
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Twins of Petaybee (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
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Renegades of Pern |
Changelings |
Get Off the Unicorn |
Maelstrom |
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern |
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Nerilka's Story: A Pern Adventure |
Other |
Dragonsdawn |
Restoree |
Renegades of Pern |
The Mark of Merlin |
All the Weyrs of Pern |
Ring of Fear |
Chronicles of Pern: First Fall |
The Kilternan Legacy |
The Dolphins of Pern |
Coelura |
The Dolphins' Bell |
Stitch in Snow |
The Masterharper of Pern |
The Year of the Lucy |
The Skies of Pern |
The Lady: A Tale of Ireland |
An Exchange of Gifts |
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Harper Hall |
Black Horses for the King |
No One Noticed the Cat |
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Dragonsinger |
If Wishes Were Horses |
Dragondrums |
Nimisha's Ship |
Mystery of Ireta |
Collections |
Dinosaur Planet |
Future Love (with Jeffrey Carver, J. Hunter Holly) |
Survivors |
Habit is an Old Horse |
The Girl Who Heard Dragons |
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Crystal Singer |
A Gift of Dragons |
The Crystal Singer |
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Killashandra |
Brainship |
Crystal Line |
The Ship Who Sang |
Partnership (with Margaret Ball) |
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Planet Pirates |
The Ship Who Searched (with Mercedes Lackey) |
Sassinak (with Elizabeth Moon) |
The Ship Who Fought (with S.M. Stirling) |
The Ship Who Won (with Jody Lynn Nye) |
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Generation Warriors (with Jody Lynn Nye) |
The Ship Errant (with Jody Lynn Nye) |
The Ship Avenged (with S.M. Stirling) |
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Tower and Hive |
Brain Ships (with Margaret Ball, Mercedes Lackey) |
The Rowan |
The Ship Who Saved the Worlds (with Jody Lynn Nye) |
Damia |
The City and the Ship (with S.M. Stirling) |
Damia's Children |
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Nonfiction |
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The Tower and the Hive |
Cooking Out of This World |
The Atlas of Pern (with Karen Fonstad) |
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Petaybee (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) |
A Diversity of Dragons |
Powers that Be |
Serve it Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (with John Gregory Betancourt |
Power Lines |
Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (so far) of Anne McCaffrey (with Todd McCaffrey) |
Power Play |