On the planet Pern, which was colonised hundreds of years ago by Earth folk looking for a more agrarian lifestyle, "dragons" help humans to fight a deadly Thread that falls from a neighbouring planet as it cycles past once every couple of hundred years. When dragons hatch, each gold (the Queen), bronze, blue or green dragon makes a telepathic connection with a child, and they beome inseparable. Naturally, lads destined to inherit and rule the semi-autonomous Holds cannot be part of this Thread-fighting life, but when young Lord Jaxom sees the struggle the last small egg is having, he can't help himself and runs to its assistance. The poor little runt is white and nobody expects it to live long, so Jaxom is allowed to keep Ruth.
On the planet Pern, which was colonised hundreds of years ago by Earth folk looking for a more agrarian lifestyle, "dragons" help humans to fight a deadly Thread that falls from a neighbouring planet as it cycles past once every couple of hundred years. When dragons hatch, each gold (the Queen), bronze, blue or green dragon makes a telepathic connection with a child, and they beome inseparable. Naturally, lads destined to inherit and rule the semi-autonomous Holds cannot be part of this Thread-fighting life, but when young Lord Jaxom sees the struggle the last small egg is having, he can't help himself and runs to its assistance. The poor little runt is white and nobody expects it to live long, so Jaxom is allowed to keep Ruth.
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Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern
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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.
