Anne McCaffrey

To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life, she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands....

The Dragons of Pern are the world's only defence against an ancient threat - Thread, an evil rain that devours everything it touches....

The Weyrs are full again, with old and new riders taking to the skies to fight Thread once again. But all is not well across Pern....

When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, they did not come alone: intelligence-enhanced dolphins also crossed the stars to colonize Pern's oceans....

There has never been a dragon quite like Ruth....

Now that Pern can look forward to a future without the threat of Threadfall, the people are free to leave their protective stone holds and spread across more of the planet....

It’s a plan fraught with risk. Attempting time travel means tampering with the natural laws of the universe, which could drastically alter history - and destiny - forever....

Dragonsong is the spellbinding tale of Menolly of Half Circle Hold, a brave young girl who flees her seaside village and discovers the legendary fire lizards of Pern....

The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists - until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly, deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky....

Menolly has returned home and entered the Harper Hall....

Thread: deadly silver strands that fall from the sky like rain, devouring every organic thing in their path - animals, plants, and people alike....

When the voice of Piemur, an apprentice at Harper Hall, changes, he has to leave the companionship of Master Shonagar behind. But his disappointment is soon replaced by a new challenge....

Travel back to the earliest days of Pernese history in this first-ever Dragonriders of Pern short story collection...

In a time when no Thread has fallen for centuries, a boy is born to Harper Hall....

Killashandra Ree was drawn like a magnet to the song of crystal, and now it's erasing her memory. She knew the forgetfulness would be a byproduct of the singing....

Leadership of these dragons and riders falls to Xhinna, female rider of a blue dragon, who must earn the respect of all who follow her....

It's the dawning of a new age for mankind when the Catteni descend to Earth and easily overcome the Earth's population....

Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. Then fate intervenes in the form of a virulent plague as fast-spreading as it is deadly....

For more than 30 years, Pern has conjured visions of brave men and women mounted upon the backs of dragons...

The Petaybeans have their hands full trying to protect their beloved planet from the sudden influx of tourists....