Lessa and her golden queen dragon may have given their world a fighting chance against the deadly Thread by bringing several hundred dragons and their riders forward in time, but this has also caused other problems to arise. The Oldtimers, as they are known, are having a difficult time adjusting to their more modern world, and tensions are rising. Worse, Threadfall is becoming more unpredictable, which makes it harder to combat.
Inspired by Lessa’s example, brown dragonrider F’nor hatches a bold plan to cut through these growing tensions by destroying the Thread at its source: the mysterious Red Star. But his quest to go where no man—or dragon—has gone before will risk not only his life, but the heart of a woman who has already lost far more than she can bear.
Lessa and her golden queen dragon may have given their world a fighting chance against the deadly Thread by bringing several hundred dragons and their riders forward in time, but this has also caused other problems to arise. The Oldtimers, as they are known, are having a difficult time adjusting to their more modern world, and tensions are rising. Worse, Threadfall is becoming more unpredictable, which makes it harder to combat.
Inspired by Lessa’s example, brown dragonrider F’nor hatches a bold plan to cut through these growing tensions by destroying the Thread at its source: the mysterious Red Star. But his quest to go where no man—or dragon—has gone before will risk not only his life, but the heart of a woman who has already lost far more than she can bear.
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The blending of science fiction and planetary romance reached groundbreaking acclaim with the Dragonriders of Pern series, a science-fiction saga featuring telepathic dragons protecting the world of Pern from deadly spores. Anne Inez McCaffrey created this universe, starting with short stories that earned major awards in speculative fiction. She became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction with her novella Weyr Search in 1968, and the first woman to win a Nebula Award for Best Novella with Dragonrider in 1969. In 1978, her novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1926, Anne McCaffrey studied Slavonic languages and literature at Radcliffe College, graduating in 1947. Before committing full-time to writing, she trained as an actress and opera singer. Her early fiction was published in Science Fiction + Magazine, followed by her debut novel Restoree in 1967. After establishing her writing career, she relocated to County Wicklow, Ireland, where she resided at her home, Dragonhold-Underhill. Over her decades-long career, her achievements were recognized with major industry honors: the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named her its 22nd Grand Master in 2005, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006, and she received the Robert A. Heinlein Award in 2007.
McCaffrey's writing often bridged science fiction and fantasy tropes, presenting dragon-like creatures as biologically engineered organisms on a distant planet colonist world rather than magical beasts. Her narrative focus frequently centered on strong female protagonists, deep emotional and telepathic bonds between humans and animals, and resilient communities collaborating against environmental disasters. Beyond her dragon stories, her work explored cyborg integration and human consciousness in works such as The Ship Who Sang.
15 books in catalog
The blending of science fiction and planetary romance reached groundbreaking acclaim with the Dragonriders of Pern series, a science-fiction saga featuring telepathic dragons protecting the world of Pern from deadly spores. Anne Inez McCaffrey created this universe, starting with short stories that earned major awards in speculative fiction. She became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction with her novella Weyr Search in 1968, and the first woman to win a Nebula Award for Best Novella with Dragonrider in 1969. In 1978, her novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1926, Anne McCaffrey studied Slavonic languages and literature at Radcliffe College, graduating in 1947. Before committing full-time to writing, she trained as an actress and opera singer. Her early fiction was published in Science Fiction + Magazine, followed by her debut novel Restoree in 1967. After establishing her writing career, she relocated to County Wicklow, Ireland, where she resided at her home, Dragonhold-Underhill. Over her decades-long career, her achievements were recognized with major industry honors: the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named her its 22nd Grand Master in 2005, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006, and she received the Robert A. Heinlein Award in 2007.
McCaffrey's writing often bridged science fiction and fantasy tropes, presenting dragon-like creatures as biologically engineered organisms on a distant planet colonist world rather than magical beasts. Her narrative focus frequently centered on strong female protagonists, deep emotional and telepathic bonds between humans and animals, and resilient communities collaborating against environmental disasters. Beyond her dragon stories, her work explored cyborg integration and human consciousness in works such as The Ship Who Sang.
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern
