The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 15 books · 1968 to 2001

Anne McCaffrey

FantasyScience fictionEpic and high fantasyClassic science fiction

On the planet Pern, settled by humans long ago, riders bonded to telepathic dragons fight Thread, a deadly spore that falls from the sky. Anne McCaffrey, who lived in Ireland, followed Lessa and F'lar, Menolly the harper and Jaxom of the white dragon.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Story order follows Pern's history. Books written with or by Todd McCaffrey are left out.

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Anne McCaffrey books in order

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Dragonriders of Pern

15 books · Set in Pern · story order differsEpic and high fantasyClassic science fiction
  1. 1Dragonflight1968With LessaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dragonquest1971With F'larBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Dragonsong1976With MenollyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Dragonsinger1977With MenollyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The White Dragon1978With JaxomBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Dragondrums1979With PiemurBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern1983With MoretaBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Nerilka's Story1986With NerilkaBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Dragonsdawn1988With Sorka Hanrahan and Sean ConnellBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Renegades of Pern1989Buy on Amazon
  11. 11All the Weyrs of Pern1991Buy on Amazon
  12. 12The Dolphins of Pern1994Buy on Amazon
  13. 13Dragonseye1997Buy on Amazon
  14. 14The Masterharper of Pern1998With RobintonBuy on Amazon
  15. 15The Skies of Pern2001Buy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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