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Dragonriders of Pern Series
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Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
At a time when the number of Dragonriders has fallen too low for safety and only one Weyr trains the creatures and their riders, the Red Star approaches Pern, threatening the planet with disaster. Reissue.
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Dragonquest
by Anne McCaffrey
On Pern, men breed and train great fire-breathing dragons to help them fight the deadly silver Threads that fall from the sky, destroying all life-forms, whenever the Red Star passes near. Reissue.
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The white dragon
by Anne McCaffrey
Jaxom, a rebellious young aristocrat, and Ruth, his white dragon, fly into another time to retrieve the queen's stolen egg, thereby averting a dragonrider war, and find their planet threatened once again by a Threadfall. Reissue.
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Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
On the planet Pern, after her father forbids her to indulge in music in any way, fifteen-year-old Menolly, runs away and takes shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her
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Dragonsinger
by Anne McCaffrey
Menolly flees her home, because she is not permitted to make music there, and is taken by the Masterharper himself to Harpershall, where she learns that only her own self-doubt stands in her way
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Dragondrums
by Anne McCaffrey
When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures
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Written with Todd McCaffrey
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Dragon's Kin
by Anne McCaffrey
A collaboration between the best-selling author of A Gift of Dragons and her son finds the dragonriders exploring the capabilities of the dragons' distant cousins, the watch-whers, a discovery that enables them to save more lives in their ongoing fight with Thread. 75,000 first printing.
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Dragonsblood
by Todd McCaffrey
With the dragons of Pern dying and the only person who can save them long dead, the grieving dragonriders find clues in the lyrics of an ancient ballad to long-forgotten knowledge and secrets hidden somewhere in Benden Weyr, but to save the dragons, one young woman must make the ultimate sacrifice. 150,000 first printing.
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Dragon's Fire
by Anne McCaffrey
When a mine containing firestone, the mineral that gives the dragons of Pern their ability to breathe fire, explodes, killing the miners trapped there, young Cristov volunteers to take over the dangerous task of retrieving the explosive rock for the dragons, in the sequel to Dragon's Kin. 150,000 first printing.
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Dragon Harper
by Anne McCaffrey
As a deadly epidemic sweeps across the land of Pern, only Kindan, a young apprentice to the guild of musicians and teachers known as the Harpers, recognizes the imminent peril of the arrival of the dreaded Thread and must come up with a way to stop the illness from spreading and to protect the dragonriders before the Thread returns. 75,000 first printing.
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Dragonheart
by Todd McCaffrey
When young Fiona is asked to take on the role of Weyrwoman, the co-leader of an entire dragon Weyr, she soon discovers the difficult challenges of her privileged new position, from unexpected perils to the possibility of losing her own dragon to the sickness that has claimed so many others. Reprint. A best-selling book.
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Dragongirl
by Todd McCaffrey
Returning from a three-year visit to a past world where she worked to heal sick and injured dragons, Fiona, rider of the gold queen dragon Talenth, struggles to balance responsibility and ambition when the dragons of her own time begin falling ill
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Dragon's time
by Anne McCaffrey
Weyrwoman Fiona struggles to keep her surviving Weyr in fighting shape while Lorana plans a complicated time-travel journey to save their world
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Sky dragons
by Anne McCaffrey
Xhinna, the first female Weyrleader, and her group of young dragonriders struggle to rebuild the decimated dragon population and protect the world from a deadly alien spore by collecting dragon eggs and protecting baby dragons
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The Brain and Ship Series
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The ship who sang
by Anne McCaffrey
Follows Helva through her adventures in space after having been born human, but only her brain was saved and implanted into the titanium body of an intergalactic space ship
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PartnerShip
by Anne McCaffrey
Nancia, a new member of the elite Courier Service of the Central Worlds and the brain of one of the most advanced stellar ships, finds her innocent vision of human nature shattered when she is paired up with brutish partner Forister. Original.
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The ship who searched
by Anne McCaffrey
Accompanying her exo-archaeologist parents on an EsKay dig, seven-year-old Tia becomes afflicted with a strange neural disorder that leaves her totally dependent on a mechanical life support system. Reissue.
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The city who fought
by Anne McCaffrey
The arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship pursued by space barbarians wakes Simeon, a "shellperson" attached to a mining station, out of his boredom and involves him in a fight for the ship's survival. Reprint.
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The ship who won
by Anne McCaffrey
Searching the galaxy for intelligent life, brainship Carialle and her Brawn, Keff, believe that they have found a world populated by nice, polite, fuzzy little aliens but discover that nothing there is as it seems. Reissue.
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The coelura
by Anne McCaffrey
Casting aside her duty as the heir to the Ambassador of her world, Lady Caissa refuses to marry a man she despises and flees into the Forbidden Zone, where she meets a handsome injured man and sets a world-changing series of events in motion. Reissue.
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Nimisha's ship
by Anne McCaffrey
After being stranded light years from home in an experimental starship, Lady Nimisha BoyntonRondymensedirector of the Rondymense Ship Yardsmust return to defend the yards against a rival branch of her family. Reprint.
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Crystal singer
by Anne McCaffrey
An unsuccessful musician travels to the planet, Ballybran, to join the Heptite Guild and risk great dangers to mine a strange form of crystal in return for great wealth
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Killashandra
by Anne McCaffrey
Killashandra Ree, a member of the Heptite Guild and a Crystal Singer, journeys to Optheria to replace and tune a famous organ's crystals but is kidnapped by rebel forces
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Crystal line
by Anne McCaffrey
Killashandra Ree agrees to sacrifice her memory for the opportunity to join the Heptite Guild of crystal singers and prays that her heart will remember what her mind is forgetting
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The Dinosaur Planet Series
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Dinosaur planet
by Anne McCaffrey
Sent to Ireta to catalog flora and fauna, Kai and his beautiful co-leader Varian confront an unexpected world of giant swamp creatures and deadly predators and a curious change in their crew members
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Dinosaur planet survivors
by Anne McCaffrey
Kai and Varian awaken after forty years in cold sleep to discover that their world is threatened by descendants of the original mutineers, the arrival of space pirates, and a group of alien Theks
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The Planet Pirates Trilogy
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Sassinak
by Anne McCaffrey
Forced into slavery by pirates at the age of twelve, Sassinak, now an extraordinarily strong woman, escapes from her captors and becomes a gung ho Fleet ship captain and a vengeful hunter of pirates. Reissue.
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The death of sleep
by Anne McCaffrey
When planet pirates attack the space liner on which she is traveling, Luzie Mespil escapes the doomed vessel in a lifeboat and drifts through space, frozen in cryogenic sleep, for much longer than she had ever expected. Reprint.
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Generation warriors
by Anne McCaffrey
The fate of the galaxy is placed in the hands of Lunzie, who discovers the true nature of a new friend; Fordeliton, who is dying of a mysterious poison; Dupaynil, who is exiled; and Aygar, who tries to prove himself. Reissue.
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To ride Pegasus
by Anne McCaffrey
Connecting novellas introduce the Talented, an elite cadre of women capable of reading minds, healing bodies, diverting disasters, and fortelling the future
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Pegasus in flight
by Anne McCaffrey
Rhyssa Owen, a woman possessing telepathic power and in charge of assigning jobs to similarly gifted people known as Talents, must reassess her opinion of her people when two Talented children display unique abilities
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Pegasus in space
by Anne McCaffrey
While Earth strains to support its population with limited resources, bases are being built on the Moon, Mars, and in Earth orbit, and saboteurs are plotting to scuttle the colonization efforts. Reprint.
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The Tower and the Hive Series
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The Rowan
by Anne McCaffrey
The Rowan, a beautiful and powerful psychic who was the sole survivor of a mining accident on Jupiter's moon Callisto, finds love for the first time when she meets fellow telepath Jeff Raven
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Damia
by Anne McCaffrey
Afra has submerged his romantic feelings for the great telepath, Rowan, and has even dedicated his life to helping raise her family, but trouble brews for Afra when Rowan's talented daughter, Damia, begins to fall for him. Reprint.
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Damia's children
by Anne McCaffrey
Although they have inherited their mother's legendary powers of telepathy, Damia's children will need more than psionic Talent to face the enemy's children, an alien race more insect than human. Reprint.
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Lyon's pride
by Anne McCaffrey
Inheriting their family's paranormal powers that enable them to protect the peaceful people of their world, the children of Damia and Afra Lyon encounter a new enemy in the Hivers, an alien race that is bent on destruction. Reprint.
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The tower and the hive
by Anne McCaffrey
Pledged to defend humanity from the Hivers, a destructive alien species, the descendants of a powerful telepath are now under attack from humans who are jealous of their power. Reprint.
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Decision at Doona
by Anne McCaffrey
Unaware that Doona is inhabited, the Terran government sends colonists, but when the catlike Hrrubans are discovered, the visitors from Earth must learn to get along with an alien race
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Crisis on Doona
by Anne McCaffrey
As a twenty-five year contract--arranging the cohabitation of the planet Doona between humans and the cat-like Hrrubans--comes up for renewal, an unknown entity works to sabotage the heretofore successful alliance. Original.
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Treaty at Doona
by Anne McCaffrey
The thirty-year-old peace between the humans and cat-like aliens on the planet Doona once again is threatened by unrest when the Gringgs, a race of alien visitors, propose both friendship and trade and Doona's leaders begin to question their motives. Original.
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Powers that be
by Anne McCaffrey
In a novel by two award-winning writers, disabled combat veteran Yanaba Maddock, sent to spy on an icy planet by a company eager to exploit its resources, becomes committed to its defense when she experiences its healing powers. Reissue.
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Power lines
by Anne McCaffrey
Becoming a devoted member of the planet Petaybee, former spy Yanaba Maddock fiercely defends her people against a company that wants Petaybee's natural resources and refuses to acknowledge the planet's sentient life forms. Reissue.
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Power play
by Anne McCaffrey
Petaybee, a sentient planet in its earlier stages of development, begins to attain an awareness of the people who inhabit it, and when fortune-seekers kidnap Petaybee's rulers, the planet begins to speak out for itself. Reissue.
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Changelings
by Anne McCaffrey
On the planet of Petaybee, when a visiting scientist discovers the shapeshifting talents of the Shongili twins, who are able to tranform from human to seal and back, the twins are in danger of kidnapping and must flee their home, just as Petaybee confronts world-changing events. 100,000 first printing.
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Maelstrom : Book 2:the Twins of Petaybee
by Anne McCaffrey
In the sequel to Changelings, Sean Shongili and his children, Ronan and Murel, must draw on their changeling ability to transform into seals when a mysterious race of aliens is discovered to be living in the depths of the ocean on the planet Petaybee. 50,000 first printing.
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Deluge
by Anne McCaffrey
Leaving Petaybee to help rescue a family friend, selkie twins Ronan and Murel are imprisoned by the Company, which wants them as workers, and an unscrupulous scientist, who hopes to study their unusual shape-changing talent, while their parents, Yana and Sean, risk everything to free their sentient world from those that want to exploit it for its resources. 50,000 first printing.
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Freedom's landing
by Anne McCaffrey
Kristin Bjornsen's normal life is irrevocably changed by the arrival of Catteni slaving ships, and in the wake of her people's capture, she begins a desperate fight for freedom. Reprint.
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Freedom's choice
by Anne McCaffrey
Continuing the Freedom saga, Kris Bjornsen and her comrades, condemned to slavery on a far-flung planet, find evidence of another race and set out to enlist the strangers in their struggle for freedom. Reprint.
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Freedom's challenge
by Anne McCaffrey
In a new adventure in the Freedom series, the colonists of Freedom's Landing return to the planet where they were abandoned, carrying the technology to battle the deadly Eosi and unleash a surprise attack on the enslaved planet Earth. Reprint.
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Freedom's Ransom
by Anne McCaffrey
After freeing themselves from the alien who had enslaved them, Kris Bjornsen, renegade Catteni Zainal, and their comrades on the planet Botany struggle to establish their new role in the universe, seeking to exchange the planet's vast natural resources for Earth's technology. Reprint.
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Acorna : the unicorn girl
by Anne McCaffrey
A girl with the horn of a unicorn and supernatural powers is discovered amid the asteroids and taken to a planet run by child slave labor, where she grows up to fight the injustice in the series' first book. Reprint.
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Acorna's quest
by Anne McCaffrey
Acorna, the Unicorn Girl has the powers to heal human sickness and make plants grow, but she has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mind-speak by touching horns--possibly communicated by the Linyaari who continue their search for the special girl. Reprint.
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Acorna's people
by Anne McCaffrey
After finding a new home among the telepathic Linyaari, Acorna agrees to help her new friends locate the resting place of their ancestors. Reprint.
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Acorna's world
by Anne McCaffrey
Realizing she will never feel at home until she returns to the frozen stillness of space, Acorna answers a faint distress signal and finds herself on a world of sentient plants where a Khleevi attack has taken place. Reprint.
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Acorna's rebels
by Anne McCaffrey
Seeking her beloved lifemate Aari, Acorna journeys to the jungle planet of Makahomia, the home of the mysterious Temple cats, where she discovers an evil conspiracy that reaches far into space. Reprint.
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Acorna's triumph
by Anne McCaffrey
Having rescued her people from their dangerous enemies and thwarted an intergalactic conspiracy, Acorna is disturbed by sinister changes that are demonstrated by her beloved lifemate, Aari, a situation that is complicated by the workings of a vicious criminal and the deadly Khleevi. Reprint.
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