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Anne McCaffrey

(Anne Inez McCaffrey)

(1926 - )
(Mother of Todd McCaffrey)

About Anne McCaffrey

Anne McCaffrey was educated at Radcliffe College, Massachusetts, and has a degree cum laude in Slavonic Languages and Literature. She now lives in Ireland and enjoys riding, cooking and knitting. She is a past winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and has written many novels, short stories and novellas, and various articles. Her most celebrated series is the world-famous Dragonriders of Pern saga.

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Third Watch
(Acorna's Children, book 3)

Dragon Harper
(Dragonriders of Pern)

Deluge
(Twins of Petaybee, book 3)

Series

Doona
1. Decision at Doona (1967)
2. Crisis on Doona (1992) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
Treaty Planet (1994) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
aka Treaty at Doona
Doona (omnibus) (2004) (with Jody Lynn Nye)

Dragonriders of Pern
1. Dragonflight (1968)
2. Dragonquest (1971)
3. The White Dragon (1978)
4. DragonsEye (1996)
aka Red Star Rising
The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight, Dragonquest, the White Dragon (omnibus) (1986)
The People of Pern (1988) (with Robin Wood)
Dragon's Kin (2003) (with Todd McCaffrey)
On Dragonwings (omnibus) (2003)
Dragon's Fire (2006) (with Todd McCaffrey)
Dragon Harper (2007) (with Todd McCaffrey)

Pegasus
1. To Ride Pegasus (1973)
2. Pegasus in Flight (1990)
3. Pegasus in Space (2000)
Pegasus in Flight and To Ride Pegasus (omnibus) (2002)

Harper Hall
1. Dragonsong (1976)
2. Dragonsinger (1977)
3. Dragondrums (1979)
Harper Hall Trilogy (omnibus) (1983)
Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums (omnibus) (2002)

Mystery of Ireta
1. Dinosaur Planet (1977)
2. Survivors (1984)
The Dinosaur Planet Omnibus (omnibus) (2001)
The Mystery of Ireta (omnibus) (2003)

Crystal Singer
1. The Crystal Singer (1982)
2. Killashandra (1985)
3. Crystal Line (1992)

Renegades of Pern
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983)
Nerilka's Story: A Pern Adventure (1986)
Dragonsdawn (1988)
The Renegades of Pern (omnibus) (1989)
All the Weyrs of Pern (1991)
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (omnibus) (1993)
The Dolphins of Pern (1994)
The Dolphins' Bell (1994)
The Masterharper of Pern (1997)
The Skies of Pern (2001)

Planet Pirates
1. Sassinak (1990) (with Elizabeth Moon)
2. The Death of Sleep (1990) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
3. Generation Warriors (1991) (with Elizabeth Moon)
The Planet Pirates (omnibus) (1993) (with Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye)

Tower and Hive
1. The Rowan (1990)
2. Damia (1991)
3. Damia's Children (1993)
4. Lyon's Pride (1994)
5. The Tower and the Hive (1999)

Petaybee (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
1. Powers That Be (1993)
2. Power Lines (1994)
3. Power Play (1992)
The Petaybee Trilogy (omnibus) (2002)

Catteni
1. Freedom's Landing (1995)
2. Freedom's Choice (1997)
3. Freedom's Challenge (1998)
4. Freedom's Ransom (2002)
Freedom's Landing / Freedom's Choice / Freedom's Challenge (omnibus) (2001)

Acorna
1. Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (1997) (with Margaret Ball)
2. Acorna's Quest (1998) (with Margaret Ball)
3. Acorna's People (1999) (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
4. Acorna's World (2000) (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
5. Acorna's Search (2001) (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
6. Acorna's Rebels (2003) (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
7. Acorna's Triumph (2004) (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)

Acorna's Children (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
1. First Warning (2005)
2. Second Wave (2006)
3. Third Watch (2007)

Twins of Petaybee (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
1. Changelings (2005)
2. Maelstrom (2006)
3. Deluge (2007)

Series contributed to

Brainship
1. The Ship Who Sang (1969)
2. Partnership (1992) (with Margaret Ball)
3. The Ship Who Searched (1992) (with Mercedes Lackey)
4. The City Who Fought (1993) (with S M Stirling)
5. The Ship Who Won (1994) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
6. The Ship Errant (1996) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
7. The Ship Avenged (1997) (with S M Stirling)
Brain Ships (omnibus) (2003) (with Margaret Ball, Mercedes Lackey)
The Ship Who Saved the Worlds (omnibus) (2003) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
The City and the Ship (omnibus) (2004) (with S M Stirling)

Anthologies edited

Alchemy and Academe (1970)
Space Opera (1996) (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)

Non fiction

Cooking Out Of This World (1973)
The Atlas of Pern (1984) (with Karen W Fonstad)
A Diversity of Dragons (1995)
Serve It Forth: Cooking With Anne McCaffrey (1996) (with John Gregory Betancourt)
Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey (1999) (with Todd McCaffrey)

Anthologies containing stories by Anne McCaffrey

Short stories

	Lady in the Tower (1959)
	The Ship Who Sang (1961)
	Dragonrider (1967)		Nebula Hugo (nominee)
	Weyr Search (1967)		Nebula (nominee) Hugo
	Dramatic Mission (1969)		Nebula (nominee) Hugo (nominee)
	The Smallest Dragonboy (1973)
	Velvet Fields (1973)
	Changeling (1977)
	The Greatest Love (1977)
	Lady-in-Waiting (1978)
	Habit Is an Old Horse (1979)
	Cinderella Switch (1981)
	A Flock of Geese (1985)
	The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1986)
	Duty Calls (1988)
	If Madam Likes You... (1989)
	The Mandalay Cure (1990)
	A Sleeping Humpty Dumpty Beauty (1990)
	A Quiet One (1991)
	Zulei, Grace, Nimshi and the Damnyankees (1992)
	The Bones Do Lie (1994)
	Euterpe on a Fling (1994)
	Zeus: The Howling (1995) (with Georgeanne Kennedy)
	Bird in the Hand (1996)
	The Golden Years (1996)
	The N Auntie (1996)
	Unto the Third Generation (1997)
	Runner of Pern (1998)

Awards

	Hugo Best Novella winner (1968) : Weyr Search
	Nebula Best Novella nominee (1968) : Weyr Search
	Hugo Best Novella nominee (1969) : Dragonrider
	Nebula Best Novella winner (1969) : Dragonrider
	Hugo Best Novella nominee (1970) : Dramatic Mission
	Nebula Best Novella nominee (1970) : Dramatic Mission
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1972) : Dragonquest
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1979) : The White Dragon
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1984) : Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
	John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1989) : Dragonsdawn
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1992) : All the Weyrs of Pern

Books about Anne McCaffrey

Anne McCaffrey: a Dragondex (1975) by Wendy Glasser
Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Anne McAffrey : Primary and Secondary Bibliography (1981) by Rosemarie Arbur
Anne McCaffrey (1985) by Mary T Brizzi
Anne McCaffrey (1989) by Gordon Benson and Phil Stephensen-Payne
Anne McCaffrey, Dragonlady and more: Galactic Central Bibliographies (1990) by Gordon Benson and Phil Stephensen-Payne
Anne McCaffrey: A Critical Companion (1996) by Robin Roberts
Dragons of Fantasy: The Scaly Villains and Heroes of Tolkien, Rowling, McCaffrey, Pratchett and Other Fantasy Greats (2004) by Anne C Petty

Links to other websites

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Anne McCaffrey recommends

Windhaven (1980) George R R Martin and Lisa Tuttle "I didn't mean to stay up all night to finish Windhaven but I had to! Lisa Tuttle and George R R Martin have created a fine science fiction adventure that could only have happened on one planet - Windhaven."	The Anvil of Ice (1986) (Winter of the World, book 1) Michael Scott Rohan "A very good and powerful writer ... the concept of the Ice itself as the ultimate enemy is a remarkable feat. Compelling reading."	Seventh Son (1987) (Alvin Maker, book 1) Orson Scott Card "Card has exceeded his own high standards ... The man's versatility makes him unique."
Cry Republic (1989) Kirk Mitchell "Stimulating, exciting, fascinating 'what if'...the characters stay with you like old friends, even after you finish the book."	Rinn's Star (1990) Paula E Downing "I'd call Rinn's Star a 'One Gulper' - because you want to finish it in the first go. Paula Downing is off to a great start."	Wolfwalker (1990) (Wolfwalker, book 1) Tara K Harper "A breathless ride .. Rip-snorting, white-river, cliff-climbing suspense with barely a pause. A Grand Fantasy!"
Stronghold (1990) (Dragon Star, book 1) Melanie Rawn "Marvelous ... impressive .. fascinating ... Melanie Rawn is good!"	Shadow Leader (1991) (Wolfwalker, book 2) Tara K Harper "A splendid story!"	Illusion (1991) Paula Volsky "I couldn't put it down ... engrossing!"
The Adept (1991) (Adept, book 1) Deborah Turner Harris and Katherine Kurtz "A late-night turn-the-pager!"	The Master of White Storm (1992) Janny Wurts "Powerful...Epic grandeur...Magnificient!"	Demon Drums (1992) (Island Warrior, book 1) Carol Severance "A marvelous read! I haven't enjoyed such a fresh new approach or such an original concept in a long time... Carol Severance is a writer to watch out for!"
Sing the Light (1995) (Singers of Nevya, book 1) Louise Marley "Marley is a fine new writer with a promising career ahead of her."	Archangel (1996) (Samaria, book 1) Sharon Shinn "Provocative."	Remnant Population (1996) Elizabeth Moon "Pure satisfaction from cover to cover!"
A Game of Thrones (1996) (Song of Ice and Fire, book 1) George R R Martin "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out."	The Gilded Chain (1998) (King's Blades, book 1) Dave Duncan "Just the sort of marvelous yarn that lured me into reading fantasy and SF."	Dragon and Phoenix (1999) (Dragonlords, book 2) Joanne Bertin "Good descriptions, good characterisation, and really evil people for villains."
Stardoc (2000) (Stardoc, book 1) S L Viehl "Continuously surprising."	Shadow of the Seer (2001) (Winter of the World, book 6) Michael Scott Rohan "[He] is a very good and a very powerful writer . . . compelling reading."	Shadows in Scarlet: A Haunting Novel of Romantic Mystery (2001) Lillian Stewart Carl "Shadows in Scarlet is definitely read-worthy, with snappy dialogue, well-developed characters, and a real nifty-nasty twist to the plot. I don�t think Lillian will have any trouble garnering devoted readers with this gracious story. "
Leopard in Exile (2001) (Carolus Rex, book 2) Rosemary Edghill and Andre Norton "WOW! and WOW! again."	Silver Moons, Black Steel (2001) (Wolfwalker, book 6) Tara K Harper "Tara K Harper's Wolfwalker novels are particular favorites of mine."	Diplomatic Immunity (2002) (Miles Vorkosigan) Lois McMaster Bujold "Boy, can she write!"
Channeling Cleopatra (2002) (Cleopatra, book 1) Elizabeth Ann Scarborough "Reading Scarborough is a joy."	Child of the Prophecy (2002) (Sevenwaters, book 3) Juliet Marillier "A fine new fantasy writer."	In the King's Service (2003) (Deryni (2), book 1) Katherine Kurtz "An incredible historical tapestry of a world that never was and of immensely vital people who ought to be."
The Crystal City (2003) (Alvin Maker, book 6) Orson Scott Card "The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field."	Angelica (2003) (Samaria) Sharon Shinn "[Will] delight any reader who likes his alien planets to be rich with texture and diversity, and genuine characters."	Singer of Souls (2005) Adam Stemple "One of the best first novels I have ever read."
A Feast for Crows (2005) (Song of Ice and Fire, book 4) George R R Martin "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out."	Black Powder War (2006) (Temeraire, book 3) Naomi Novik "A splendid series."	Temeraire (2006) (Temeraire, book 1) Naomi Novik "A splendid novel. The plot was excellent, extraordinary in that the reader has no idea where it's leading. Let's hope this is the first of many from Naomi Novik."

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