McCaffrey, Anne

Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
75 editions published between 1976 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 3,573 libraries worldwide
Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.

Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
44 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 3,114 libraries worldwide
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong.

Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
49 editions published between 1979 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 2,947 libraries worldwide
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.

Moreta, dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
52 editions published between 1983 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 2,821 libraries worldwide
All seems well on Pern until a mysterious ailment strikes killing myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders. Pern is left in mortal danger with no one to rise to char the parasitic Thread.

Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
51 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,721 libraries worldwide
Deadly spores threaten the human colony of Pern unless the colonists, with help from geneticist Kitti Ping, can develop fire-breathing dragons to combat the menace.

The renegades of Pern by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
48 editions published between 1989 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,701 libraries worldwide
A new chapter in the popular "Pern" series finds the planet's inhabitants threatened by a band of renegades that attempts to expose them to deadly airborne spores in the atmosphere.

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
118 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in 12 languages and held by 2,633 libraries worldwide
One of the author's early Dragonrider adventures, set on the planet Pern, where deadly "thread" falls from the sky and puts all living creatures at risk. The symbiotic relationship of dragon and rider is the planet's only hope for survival. Dragonflight is the story of Lessa, the last of the noble bloodline of Ruatha Hold. The dragonriders rescue her from servitude while searching for likely candidates to impress the new dragon queen. Lessa is successful at imprinting Ramoth, the new queen, which makes her the leader of the Weyr and the mate of F'lar. As rider of the bronze dragon Mnementh, he is most suitable to lead the on-going struggle against the dreaded thread.

All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
34 editions published between 1991 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,582 libraries worldwide
The greatest dream of the dragonriders was to find a way to eradicate Thread completely, so that never again would their beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.

The skies of Pern by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
31 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,435 libraries worldwide
With the discovery of Aivas, the artificial intelligence hidden for centuries in Pern's southern continent, the residents of the third planet of the sun called Rukbat have learned how to end the threat posed by the periodic fall of Thread from the erratic red star that orbits the planet. Despite the abundance of rediscovered knowledge, new dangers and old fears surface, forcing Dragonriders, Holders, and Craftmasters all to reconsider their purpose and functions in society.

The white dragon by Anne McCaffrey ( Book )
70 editions published between 1968 and 2005 in 9 languages and held by 2,430 libraries worldwide
Jaxom, a rebellious youth, 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.