Dragonflight
The first Pern novel and the clearest entry point to McCaffrey's best-known work.
Author guide
Anne McCaffrey Books in Order
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born author who lived and worked in Ireland. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first woman to win a Nebula Award. Her major bodies of work include Dragonriders of Pern, the Talents, Crystal Singer, Doona, Petaybee, Acorna, Freedom, and Brain & Brawn Ship books. She also wrote romances, children's fiction, short-story collections, nonfiction, cookbooks, and collaborative novels.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Ship Who Sang
A foundational standalone novel and the starting point for the Brain & Brawn Ships setting.
Crystal Singer
The first Crystal Singer novel and a self-contained introduction to one of McCaffrey's major science-fiction worlds.
To Ride Pegasus
The earliest book in the Talents universe and a good entry point to her psionic science fiction.
Restoree
McCaffrey's first novel and a concise introduction to her early science fiction.
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl
The opening Acorna novel and an accessible young-adult science-fiction starting point.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · ongoing
Dragonriders of Pern
Anne McCaffrey's Pern fiction, including the main Pern novels, Harper Hall books, novellas, collections, and later collaborations with Todd McCaffrey.
- 1 DragonflightAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1968
- 2
DragonquestAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1971
- 3 A Time WhenAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novella · 1975
- 4
DragonsongAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1976
- 5
DragonsingerAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1977
- 6
The White DragonAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1978
- 7
DragondrumsAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1979
- 8
Moreta: Dragonlady of PernAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1983
- 9
The Girl Who Heard DragonsAmazon ↗Book 9 · novella · 1986
- 10
Nerilka's StoryAmazon ↗Book 10 · novella · 1986
- 11
DragonsdawnAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1988
- 12
The Renegades of PernAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 1989
- 13
All the Weyrs of PernAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 1991
- 14
The Dolphins' Bell: A Tale of PernAmazon ↗Book 14 · novella · 1993
- 15
The Chronicles of Pern: First FallAmazon ↗Book 15 · short-story-collection · 1993
- 16
The Dolphins of PernAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 1994
- 17
DragonseyeAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 1997
- 18
The Masterharper of PernAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 1998
- 19
The Skies of PernAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 2001
- 20
A Gift of DragonsAmazon ↗Book 20 · short-story-collection · 2002
- 21
Dragon's KinAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 2003
- 22
Dragon's FireAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 2006
- 23
Dragon HarperAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 2007
- 24
Dragon's TimeAmazon ↗Book 24 · novel · 2011
- 25
Sky DragonsAmazon ↗Book 25 · novel · 2012
- 26 Dragonflight Graphic NovelAmazon ↗
Book graphic adaptation · graphic-novel · 1993
novel-series · complete
Harper Hall of Pern
The Pern subseries about Menolly, the Harper Hall, and the role of music in Pernese society.
novel-series · complete
Brain & Brawn Ships
The collaborative brainship-and-brawn science-fiction series, including McCaffrey's original novel and her collaborations.
science-fiction-universe · complete
Crystal Universe
The wider FSP setting associated with the Crystal Singer books, including The Coelura and Nimisha's Ship.
science-fiction-universe · complete
Ireta
The shared setting linking the Dinosaur Planet and Planet Pirates books.
novel-series · complete
Dinosaur Planet
The Ireta novels about the Exploration and Evaluation Corps expedition to a planet inhabited by dinosaurs.
novel-series · complete
Planet Pirates
The Ireta-related trilogy about survivors of space-pirate attacks and the continuing conflict with the pirates.
science-fiction-universe · complete
Talents Universe
The shared psionic setting containing the Pegasus and Tower and Hive sequences.
- 1 To Ride PegasusAmazon ↗
Book 1 · collection · 1973
- 2
The RowanAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1990
- 3
Pegasus in FlightAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1990
- 4
DamiaAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1992
- 5
Damia's ChildrenAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1993
- 6
Lyon's PrideAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1994
- 7
The Tower and the HiveAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1999
- 8
Pegasus in SpaceAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2000
novel-series · complete
Pegasus
The Talent sequence focused on the development of human psi abilities and the Pegasus Project.
novel-series · complete
Tower and Hive
The Talent sequence following the Rowan family and its descendants.
novel-series · complete
Doona
The series about human settlement and the sentient inhabitants of Doona.
science-fiction-universe · complete
Petaybee
The shared Petaybee setting created by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.
novel-series · complete
Powers Trilogy
The original Petaybee trilogy about a living planet and its human settlers.
novel-series · complete
Freedom
The Catteni sequence about human colonists resisting alien enslavement and occupation.
science-fiction-universe · complete
Acorna Universe
The shared universe of the Acorna and Acorna's Children novels.
- 1 Acorna: The Unicorn GirlAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1997
- 2
Acorna's QuestAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1998
- 3
Acorna's PeopleAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1999
- 4
Acorna's WorldAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2000
- 5 Acorna's SearchAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 2001
- 6
Acorna's RebelsAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2003
- 7 Acorna's TriumphAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2004
- 8
First Warning: Acorna's ChildrenAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2005
- 9
Second Wave: Acorna's ChildrenAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2006
- 10
Third Watch: Acorna's ChildrenAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2007
- 1 Acorna: The Unicorn GirlAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1997
- 2 Acorna's QuestAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1998
- 3 Acorna's PeopleAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 1999
- 4 Acorna's WorldAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 2000
- 5 Acorna's SearchAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 2001
- 6 Acorna's RebelsAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2003
- 7 Acorna's TriumphAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2004
novel-series · complete
Tales of the Barque Cats
A collaborative science-fiction duology about telepathically linked Barque Cats and humans.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (10)
- RestoreeAmazon ↗
novel · 1967
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The Mark of MerlinAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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Ring of FearAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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The Kilternan LegacyAmazon ↗novel · 1975
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Stitch in SnowAmazon ↗novel · 1984
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The Year of the LucyAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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The LadyAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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An Exchange of GiftsAmazon ↗novella · 1995
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Black Horses for the KingAmazon ↗historical-novel · 1996
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A Diversity of DragonsAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1997
