Featured Writer
Our first Featured Writer is one of Margaret's favorites, Anne McCaffrey.
Anne McCaffrey is one our most beloved writers, in no small part due to a
series of works which combines some of the best aspects of Fantasy and
Science Fiction. The DragonRiders of Pern series now runs over 2 million
words and shows no sign of flagging.
In Anne's own words, "Dragons
seemed to have had a very bad press in western culture whereas they are considered creatures
of good fortune in eastern lands. So I thought I'd make them the good guys. I thought up all I
needed to know about dragons that day and wrote a short story, "Weyr Search", over the next
few months. Over 2,000,000 words later, I'm not allowed to stop."
DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN series
Dragonflight c.1969 Turtleback /
Paperback / Audio Cassettes
Dragonquest c.1971 Turtleback /
Paperback /
Audio Cassettes
Dragonsong (Harper Hall trilogy) c.1976
Turtleback /
Paperback
Dragonsinger (Harper Hall trilogy) c.1977
/
Volume 1; 1 Edition Hardcover /
Paperback
White Dragon c.1978
Turtleback /
Audio Cassettes /
Paperback
Dragondrums (Harper Hall trilogy) c.1979
Turtleback /
Paperback
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern c.1983
Tuurtleback /
Hardcover /
Audio Cassette /
Paperback
Nerilkas Story c.1986
Hardcover
Dragonsdawn c.1988
Hardcover /
Two Audio Cassettes /
Five Audio Cassettes /
Paperback
Renegades of Pern c.1989
Two Audio Cassettes /
Four Audio Cassettes /
Paperback
All the Weyrs of Pern c.1991
Two Audio Cassettes /
Six Audio Cassettes /
Paperback
Chronicles of Pern:First Fall c.1993 (short stories)
Audio Cassettes /
Paperback
Girl Who Heard Dragons c.1994 (novella plus short story anthology)
Hardcover /
Audio Cassettes /
Paperback
Dragonseye c.1997
Hardcover /
Two Audio Cassettes /
Unabridged Audio Cassettes
If Pern had not existed, Anne McCaffrey's place in Science Fiction would
still have been secured by "The Ship Who Sang". A favorite in the 60's, her
fans watched with glee as, teamed with other writers, the world of the
Brainships returned in the 90's.
BRAINSHIP series
Ship Who Sang c.1969
Audio Cassette with Sundance, by Robert Silverberg /
Paperback
Partnership c.1992 with Ball, Margaret
Six Audio Cassettes with Ship Who Searched and City Who Fought /
Paperback
Ship Who Searched c.1992 with Lackey, Mercedes
Six Audio Cassettes with Partnership and City Who Fought /
Large Print Paperback /
Paperback
City Who Fought c.1993 with Stirling, S.M.
Six Audio Cassettes with Partnership and Ship Who Searched /
Hardcover /
Paperback
Ship Who Won c.1994 with Nye, Jody Lynn
Hardcover /
Audio Cassette /
Pa
perback
Ship Avenged c.1997 (Written by S.M.Stirling, authorized by A.M.)
Hardcover
We recomend a visit to Anne McCaffrey's Web Page
or a visit to A complete listing of her Fantasy and Science Fiction or her Biography.