Anne McCaffrey Books In Order

Dragonriders of Pern Books In Publication Order

  1. Dragonflight (1968)
  2. Dragonquest (1971)
  3. Dragonsong (1976)
  4. Dragonsinger (1977)
  5. The White Dragon (1978)
  6. Dragondrums (1979)
  7. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983)
  8. Nerilka’s Story (1986)
  9. Dragonsdawn (1988)
  10. The Renegades of Pern (1989)
  11. All the Weyrs of Pern (1991)
  12. The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993)
  13. The Dolphins of Pern (1994)
  14. Red Star Rising / Dragonseye (1996)
  15. The Masterharper of Pern (1998)
  16. The Skies of Pern (2001)
  17. A Gift of Dragons (2002)
  18. Dragon’s Kin (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2003)
  19. Dragonsblood (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2005)
  20. Dragon’s Fire (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2006)
  21. Dragon Harper (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2007)
  22. Dragonheart (By:Todd J. McCaffrey) (2008)
  23. Dragon Girl (By:Todd J. McCaffrey) (2010)
  24. Dragon’s Time (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2011)
  25. Sky Dragons (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2011)
  26. Dragon’s Code (By:Gigi McCaffrey) (2018)

Dragonriders of Pern Books In Chronological Order

  1. Dragonsdawn (1988)
  2. The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993)
  3. Dragonsblood (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2005)
  4. Red Star Rising / Dragonseye (1996)
  5. Dragon’s Kin (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2003)
  6. Dragon’s Fire (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2006)
  7. Dragon Harper (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2007)
  8. Dragonheart (By:Todd J. McCaffrey) (2008)
  9. Dragon Girl (By:Todd J. McCaffrey) (2010)
  10. Dragon’s Time (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2011)
  11. Sky Dragons (With: Todd J. McCaffrey) (2011)
  12. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983)
  13. Nerilka’s Story (1986)
  14. The Masterharper of Pern (1998)
  15. Dragonflight (1968)
  16. Dragonquest (1971)
  17. Dragonsong (1976)
  18. Dragonsinger (1977)
  19. Dragondrums (1979)
  20. Dragon’s Code (By:Gigi McCaffrey) (2018)
  21. The White Dragon (1978)
  22. A Gift of Dragons (2002)
  23. The Renegades of Pern (1989)
  24. All the Weyrs of Pern (1991)
  25. The Dolphins of Pern (1994)
  26. The Skies of Pern (2001)

Acorna Books In Publication Order

  1. Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (1997)
  2. Acorna’s Quest (1998)
  3. Acorna’s People (1999)
  4. Acorna’s World (1999)
  5. Acorna’s Search (2001)
  6. Acorna’s Rebels (2003)
  7. Acorna’s Triumph (2004)
  8. First Warning: Acorna’s Children (2005)
  9. Second Wave: Acorna’s Children (2006)
  10. Third Watch: Acorna’s Children (2007)

Acorna’s Children Books In Publication Order

  1. First Warning: Acorna’s Children (2005)
  2. Second Wave: Acorna’s Children (2006)
  3. Third Watch: Acorna’s Children (2007)

Brainship Books In Publication Order

  1. The Ship Who Sang (1969)
  2. The Ship Who Searched (With: Mercedes Lackey) (1992)
  3. PartnerShip (1992)
  4. The City Who Fought (By:S.M. Stirling) (1993)
  5. The Ship Who Won (With: Jody Lynn Nye) (1993)
  6. The Ship Errant (By:Jody Lynn Nye) (1996)
  7. The Ship Avenged (By:S.M. Stirling) (1997)

Crystal Universe Books In Publication Order

  1. The Coelura (1983)
  2. Nimisha’s Ship (1998)

Crystal Singer Trilogy Books In Publication Order

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

Dinosaur Planet Books In Publication Order

  1. Dinosaur Planet (1978)
  2. Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1984)

Doona Books In Publication Order

  1. Decision at Doona (1969)
  2. Crisis on Doona (With: Jody Lynn Nye) (1992)
  3. Treaty at Doona / Treaty Planet (With: Jody Lynn Nye) (1994)

Freedom Books In Publication Order

  1. Freedom’s Landing (1995)
  2. Freedom’s Choice (1997)
  3. Freedom’s Challenge (1998)
  4. Freedom’s Ransom (2002)

Harper Hall of Pern Books In Publication Order

  1. Dragonsong (1976)
  2. Dragonsinger (1977)
  3. Dragondrums (1979)

New Adventures of Pern Books In Publication Order

  1. Dragon’s Kin (2003)
  2. Dragon’s Fire (2006)
  3. Dragon Harper (2007)
  4. Dragon’s Time (2011)
  5. Sky Dragons (2011)

Petaybee/Powers Trilogy Books In Publication Order

  1. Powers That Be (1993)
  2. Power Lines (1994)
  3. Power Play (1995)

Planet Pirates Books In Publication Order

  1. Sassinak (With: Elizabeth Moon) (1990)
  2. The Death of Sleep (With: Jody Lynn Nye) (1990)
  3. Generation Warriors (With: Elizabeth Moon) (1991)

The Talent Books In Publication Order

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

Tales of the Barque Cats Books In Publication Order

  1. Catalyst (2009)
  2. Catacombs (2010)

The Tower and Hive Books In Publication Order

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

Twins of Petaybee Books In Publication Order

  1. Changelings (2005)
  2. Maelstrom (2006)
  3. Deluge (2007)

Three Women Books In Publication Order

  1. Ring of Fear (1971)
  2. The Kilternan Legacy (1975)
  3. Three Women (1990)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. Restoree (1967)
  2. The Mark of Merlin (1971)
  3. Stitch in Snow (1984)
  4. The Year of the Lucy (1986)
  5. The Lady (1987)
  6. An Exchange Of Gifts (1995)
  7. No One Noticed the Cat (1996)
  8. If Wishes Were Horses (1998)
  9. Black Horses for the King (1998)

Short Stories/Novellas In Publication Order

  1. A Time When (1975)
  2. Duty Calls (1988)
  3. Rescue Run (1991)

Short Story Collections In Publication Order

  1. Get Off the Unicorn (1977)
  2. Future love (1977)
  3. Habit is an old horse (1984)
  4. The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1985)
  5. A Gift of Dragons (2002)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. Cooking Out Of This World (1973)
  2. The Atlas of Pern (1984)
  3. A Diversity of Dragons (1995)
  4. Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996)

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Books In Publication Order

  1. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. I (By:,L. Ron Hubbard) (1985)
  2. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. II (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1986)
  3. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. III (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1987)
  4. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IV (By:,L. Ron Hubbard) (1988)
  5. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. V (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1989)
  6. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VI (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1990)
  7. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1991)
  8. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1992)
  9. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IX (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1993)
  10. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. X (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1994)
  11. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XI (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1995)
  12. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1996)
  13. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (1997)
  14. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XIV (By:L. Ron Hubbard,Dave Wolverton) (1998)
  15. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XV (By:,L. Ron Hubbard) (1999)
  16. L. Ron Hubbard Presents The Best of Writers of the Future (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2000)
  17. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XVI (By:,L. Ron Hubbard) (2000)
  18. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XVII (By:,L. Ron Hubbard) (2001)
  19. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XVIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2002)
  20. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XIX (By:,L. Ron Hubbard) (2002)
  21. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XX (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2004)
  22. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXI (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2005)
  23. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2006)
  24. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2007)
  25. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXIV (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2008)
  26. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXV (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2009)
  27. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXVI (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2010)
  28. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years (By:Kevin J. Anderson,L. Ron Hubbard) (2010)
  29. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXVII (By:L. Ron Hubbard) (2011)
  30. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXVIII (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2012)
  31. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXIX (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2013)
  32. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 30 (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2014)
  33. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 31 (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2015)
  34. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 32 (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2016)
  35. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 33 (2017)
  36. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 34 (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2018)
  37. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 35 (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard) (2019)
  38. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 (By:David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard,Jody Lynn Nye,Katherine Kurtz,,Sean Williams,Nnedi Okorafor) (2020)
  39. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37 (By:Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Orson Scott Card,David Farland,L. Ron Hubbard,Jody Lynn Nye) (2021)

Legends Books In Publication Order

  1. Legends (By:Robert Silverberg) (1998)
  2. Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (By:Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Elizabeth Haydon) (1998)
  3. Legends 3 (By:Robert Silverberg) (1999)

Anthologies In Publication Order

  1. Alchemy and Academe (1970)
  2. Continuum 2 (1974)
  3. Continuum 1 (1974)
  4. Moonsinger’s Friends: An Anthology in Honor of Andre Norton (1985)
  5. Once Upon a Time (1991)
  6. Cats in Space… and Other Places (1992)
  7. The Ultimate Alien (1995)
  8. Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
  9. Space Opera (1996)
  10. Mothers and Daughters (1998)
  11. On Dragonwings (2003)
  12. Federations (2009)
  13. Women of Futures Past (2016)

Dragonriders of Pern Book Covers

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Acorna Book Covers

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Brainship Book Covers

Crystal Universe Book Covers

Crystal Singer Trilogy Book Covers

Dinosaur Planet Book Covers

Doona Book Covers

Freedom Book Covers

Harper Hall of Pern Book Covers

New Adventures of Pern Book Covers

Petaybee/Powers Trilogy Book Covers

Planet Pirates Book Covers

The Talent Book Covers

Tales of the Barque Cats Book Covers

The Tower and Hive Book Covers

Twins of Petaybee Book Covers

Three Women Book Covers

Standalone Novels Book Covers

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Anne McCaffrey Books Overview

Dragonflight

HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?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. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa’s world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world…
. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dragonquest

Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground. But F’lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed anymore dissent…
before his brother F’nor would be foolhardy enough to launch another suicide mission…
and before those dratted fire lizards could stir up any more trouble!

Dragonsong

Play script dramatized by Irene Elliott from the popular book by Anne McCaffrey. A fantasy with integral music and puppets, the story is one of young people’s successful struggles to become what they know they can be. Single flexible set for six settings. Costumes: fantasy/medieval. Cast of 5 men 2 teens, 4 women 2 teens, 4 children, 2 dragons, 9 fire lizards. Actors double as puppeteers. Extras may be used.

Menolly is a talented musician, but in her seahold world girls do not become Harpers, and boys become fishermen not extraordinary dragonriders! Meeting a real dragon and dragonrider, Menolly is inspired to create a song. She receives harsh and unfair punishment and runs away to live homeless. Alone, she encounters newly hatched fire lizards who learn to sing with her, and the horrors of a sizzling threadfall. Saved on dragonback, she witnesses a seahold boy at a heart warming dragon hatching, and meets the kindly people at Benden Weyr not the least of whom is master harper Robinton himself. A space/time journey to Pern.

Dragonsinger

The little queen all golden, Flew hissing at the sea. To stop each wave, Her clutch to save, She ventured bravely. Menolly, daughter of Yanus Sea Holder, had always been told that girls could not become harpers. So, in Dragonsong. Menolly runs away and wins the gratitude of a queen fire lizard whose eggs she rescues from the tide. Now, Menolly has returned home and entered the Harper Hall. But her entry into the Hall proves the beginning of another set of troubles. The Masterharper gives her a difficult time simply because she is a girl, and it seems she manages to alienate more of her fellow harpers than she makes friends. But just when she is beginning to despair, she finds help in the shape of nine bright allies. Also available on Recorded Books: Dragonsong Volume One 92125 and Dragongdrums Volume Three 92311′ from backcase

The White Dragon

Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth. Pure white and incredibly agile, Ruth possessed remarkable qualities. Not only could he communicate with the iridescent, fluttering fire lizards, but he could fly. Back in time to any WHEN with unfailing accuracy. Nearly everyone else on Pern thought Ruth was a runt who would never amount to anything, but Jaxom knew his dragon was special. In secret they trained to fight against the burning threads from the Red Planet, to fly Back in time as well as Between, and finally their close and special union was to result in the most startling and breathtaking discovery of all…
The White Dragon is one of the most unforgettable episodes in Anne McCaffrey’s world famous Chronicles of Pern.

Dragondrums

Of all the young singers at the Harperhall of Pern, Piemur was the one chosen for the leading role at Lord Groghe’s Gather…
and then his voice broke. Suddenly his whole future at Harperhall became uncertain. But Masterharper Robinton, Menolly and Sebell had other plans for Piemur. They were sure that his quick wits and discretion could be used to keep a check on the troublesome Oldtimers and their strange traffic in fire lizards. So, whilst serving as a messanger drum apprentice, Piemur carried out special errands for the three. And it was on one such errand that he realized his wildest dreams.

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern

An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr. Her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch; spring had made a glorious debut; the Gather at Ruatha Hold was extremely merry; and Moreta was enjoying the attentions of Alessan, the new Lord Holder of Ruatha Hold.

With only eight Turns remaining before the deadly Thread would cease to Fall, all seemed well on Pern.

Then, without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying; and the mysterious ailment had spread to all but the most inaccessible holds. Pern was in mortal danger. For, if dragonriders did not rise to char Thread, the parasite would devour any and all organic life it encountered.

The future of the planet rested in the hands of Moreta and the other dedicated, selfless Pern leaders. But of all their problems, the most difficult to overcome was time…

Nerilka’s Story

Nerilka’s Story. It was in Moreta’s time a time of legend, of heroic valor, of terrible Threadfall and the Great Plague that devastated both Holders and Dragonfolk. For Lady Nerilka of Fort Hold, the tragedy was twofold, for with the death of her mother and her sister, her father’s mistress took possession of the Hold. Angry and betrayed, Nerilka decided to escape and, as Pern seethed in turmoil, she began her perilous journey to Ruatha, Lord Alessan and an unknown destiny. The Coelura. When the Lady Caissa was told by her exalted sire to enter into an heir contract with Cavernus Gustin she was appalled. For although Gustin was genetically sound he was vain, pompous and intellectually inept. But Caissa’s father was determined there should be a union he had his own privately plotted plans for such a match. And a few hours later Caissa began to suspect what they were. On a private flight over the forbidden areas of the North, she was alerted by a distress signal and there discovered a stranger who said his name was Murell a man surrounded by coelura, the incredible rainbow creatures whose very brilliance threatened their extinction. It was the coelura her father wanted. And Murell was determined to save them.

Dragonsdawn

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, devouring everything and everyone in their path. It began to look as if the colony, cut off from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, was doomed. Then some of the colonists noticed that the small, dragonlike lizards that inhabited their new world were joining the fight against Thread, breathing fire on it and teleporting to safety. If only, they thought, the dragonets were big enough for a human to ride and intelligent enough to work as a team with a rider…
And so they set their most talented geneticist to work to create the creatures Pern so desperately needed Dragons!

The Renegades of Pern

As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky and ravaged the land. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their lord Holders, who in turn supported the Weyrs, whose dragons were Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread.

But not everyone on Pern was part of that system of mutual care and protection, particularly those who had been rendered holdless as punishment for wrongdoing. And there were some, like Jayge’s trader clan, who simply preferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold. Others, like Aramina’s family, had lost their holds through injustice and cruelty. For all the holdless, life was a constant struggle for survival.

Then, from the ranks of the criminals and the disaffected, rose a band of renegades, led by the Lady Thella. No one was safe from Thella’s depredations, and now her quarry was Aramina, reputed to have a telepathic link with dragons. But when Thella mistakenly vented her rage on Jayge’s family, she made a dangerous enemy. For Jayge was bent on revenge and he would never let her have the girl who heard dragons!

All the Weyrs of Pern

For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before it could reach the planet’s surface. But 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. Now, for the first time, it looks as if that dream can come true. For when the people of Pern, led by Masterharper Robinton and F lar and Lessa, Weyr leader and Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr, excavate the ancient remains of the planet s original settlement, they uncover the colonists voice activated artificial intelligence system which still functions. And the computer has incredible news for them: There is a chance a good chance that they can, at long last, annihilate Thread once and for all. When McCaffrey s beloved dragons roar and their riders soar upon the beasts mighty backs…
fans of Pern will likely be enthralled. Publishers Weekly

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall

Let the queen of dragons herself take you back to the earliest days of Pernese history as Anne McCaffrey brings to life events that shaped one of the most popular worlds in all of science fiction, in this first ever Pern short story collection. From the Hardcover edition.

The Dolphins of 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 while their human partners settled the vast continents. But then disaster struck. The deadly silver spores called Thread fell like rain from the sky, and as human colonists dreams of a new, idyllic life shattered into a desperate struggle for survival, the dolphins were forgotten. Now, centuries later, as the dragonriders of Pern prepare to complete the momentus task of ridding their world of Thread forever, T lion, a young bronze rider, and his friend Readis, son of the Lord Holder of Paradise River Hold, make contact with the legendary shipfish. And as the dragonriders grapple with the end of an era, T lion, Readis, and the dolphins face the start of a new one: reviving the bond between land and ocean dwellers and resurrecting the dreams of the first colonists of Pern.

Red Star Rising / Dragonseye

Thread: deadly silver strands that fall from the sky like rain, devouring every organic thing in their path animals, plants, and people alike. Who could believe that such a horrible thing could exist? After all, it’s been two hundred years since Thread supposedly fell on Pern. No one alive remembers that first onslaught. There’s no sign of it anywhere in the world. Only the dragons, originally created to be a weapon against Thread, are still around to remind people that once before their population was decimated, their hopes and dreams and livelihoods almost destroyed forever. For two centuries the dragonriders have been practicing and training, passing down from generation to generation the Threadfighting techniques learned on the fly by their besieged ancestors. And most of the Lord Holders are prepared to protect their people, to provide sanctuary, to assemble groundcrews to search out and destroy any Thread that might be missed by the dragons soaring overhead. All but one. Even now the ominous signs are appearing: the violent winter storms and volcanic eruptions that are said to herald the approach of the Red Star and its lethal spawn. Impossibly, one stubborn Lord Holder, Chalkin of Bitra, refuses to believe and that disbelief could spell disaster for all of Pern. So while the dragonriders desperately train to face an enemy they’ve never fought before, they and the other Lord Holders must find a way to deal with Chalkin and protect Bitra.

The Masterharper of Pern

In a time when no Thread has fallen for centuries when, indeed, many are beginning to dare to hope that Thread will never fall again a boy is born to Harper Hall. His name is Robinton, and he is destined to be one of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known. It is a perilous time for harpers. They sing of Thread, yet more and more people are beginning to doubt the return of that deadly scourge. They teach reading, writing, history, but Fax who hates the harpers in general is determined to keep his growing area of influence free of the learning that might sow unrest. And they extol the dragonriders, whom many view increasingly as a drain on the resources of the Holds. Now harpers are being turned away from the holds; and, worse yet, they are being derided, attacked, even beaten. It is the climate of unrest that Robinton will come into his own. For despite the tragedies that beset his own life, he continues to believe in music and in the dragons, and is determined to save his beloved Pern from itself…
so that the dragonriders can be ready to fly against the dreaded Thread when it at last returns!

The Skies of Pern

Thanks to Anne McCaffrey, millions of readers have soared the skies on dragonback, shared the thoughts and dreams of the great dragons of Pern, and risked life and limb to safeguard the planet from the deadly threat of falling Thread. With the Dragonriders of Pern, McCaffrey has given us more than just an extraordinary masterwork of imagination. She has given us a whole world and has taught us to fly. Now, in this triumphant return to Pern, Anne McCaffrey takes us on an adventure as surprising and unforgettable as any that has come before…
It is a time of hope and regret, of endings and beginnings. The Red Star, that celestial curse whose eccentric orbit was responsible for Thread, has been shifted to a harmless orbit, and the current Threadfall will be the last. Technological marvels are changing the face of life on Pern. And the dragonriders, led by F’lessan, son of F’lar and Lessa and rider of bronze Golanth, and Tia, rider of green Zaranth, must forge a new place for themselves in a world that may no longer need them. But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing not even violence to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand new danger looms from the skies…
and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to solve the crisis and save the world. But now, as the friendship of F’lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforeseen tragedy strikes: a tragedy destined to forever change the future not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern…

A Gift of Dragons

For more than thirty years, Pern has conjured visions of brave men and women mounted upon the backs of dragons. As anyone knows who has been touched by the storytelling magic of Anne McCaffrey, to read of the exotic world of Pern is to inhabit it and to experience its extraordinary dragons is to soar aloft with them and share their dazzling adventures. Now, A Gift of Dragons brings together three beloved stories and a thrilling new tale of Pern in a single volume illustrated with beautiful artwork by Tom Kidd. In The Smallest Dragonboy, Keevan is the youngest dragonrider candidate, determined to impress a dragon when the next clutch of eggs hatches. But what transpires will surprise everyone Keevan most of all. In The Girl Who Heard Dragons, a young girl’s rare ability to communicate with dragons puts her family in danger and will bring her face to face with her greatest fears and with her most secret desire. The Runner of Pern is a girl named Tenna, who follows family tradition by delivering messages and who will find her destiny on the mossy traces that runners have used for centuries under the dragon filled sky. And finally, a very special gift: an exciting new Pern adventure, published here for the first time, fresh from the imagination of Anne McCaffrey. From the Hardcover edition.

Dragon’s Kin (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)

Beginning with the classic Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey has created a complex, endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons. Millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering wings of Anne’s imagination, following book by book the evolution of one of science fiction s most beloved and honored series. Now, for the first time, Anne has invited another writer to join her in the skies of Pern, a writer with an intimate knowledge of Pern and its history: her son, Todd. DRAGON S KINYoung Kindan has no expectations other than joining his father in the mines of Camp Natalon, a coal mining settlement struggling to turn a profit far from the great Holds where the presence of dragons and their riders means safety and civilization. Mining is fraught with danger. Fortunately, the camp has a watch wher, a creature distantly related to dragons and uniquely suited to specialized work in the dark, cold mineshafts. Kindan s father is the watch wher s handler, and his son sometimes helps him out. But even that important job promises no opportunity outside the mine. Then disaster strikes. In one terrible instant, Kindan loses his family and the camp loses its watch wher. Fathers are replaced by sons in the mine except for Kindan, who is taken in by the camp s new Harper. Grieving, Kindan finds a measure of solace in a burgeoning musical talent…
and in a new friendship with Nuella, a mysterious girl no one seems to know exists. It is Nuella who assists Kindan when he is selected to hatch and train a new watch wher, a job that forces him to give up his dream of becoming a Harper; and it is Nuella who helps him give new meaning to his life. Meanwhile, sparked by the tragedy, long simmering tensions are dividing the camp. Far below the surface, a group of resentful miners hides a deadly secret. As warring factions threaten to explode, Nuella and Kindan begin to discover unknown talents in the misunderstood watch wher talents that could very well save an entire Hold. During their time teaching the watch wher, the two learn some things themselves: that even a seemingly impossible dream is never completely out of reach…
and that light can be found even in darkness. From the Hardcover edition.

Dragonsblood (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)

In Dragon’s Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional creation. That writer was her son, Todd McCaffrey. Together, they penned a triumphant new chapter in the annals of the extraordinarily popular Dragonriders of Pern. Now, for the first time, Todd McCaffrey flies alone. And Dragonsblood is proof that the future of Pern is in good hands. After all, dragons are in his blood…
Never in the dramatic history of Pern has there been a more dire emergency than that which faces the young dragonrider Lorana. A mysterious fatal illness is striking dragons. The epidemic is spreading like wildfire…
and the next deadly cycle of Threadfall is only days away. Somehow, Lorana must find a cure before the dragons including her own beloved Arith succumb to the sickness, leaving Pern undefended. The lyrics of an all but forgotten song seem to point toward an answer, an answer from nearly five hundred years in the past, when Kitti Ping and her daughter Wind Blossom bred the first dragons from their smaller cousins, the fire lizards. No doubt the first Pern colonists possessed the advanced technology to find the cure Lorana seeks, but over the centuries, that knowledge has been lost. Or has it? For in the distant past, an aged Wind Blossom worries that the germs that affect the fire lizards may one day turn against larger prey and unleash a plague that will destroy the dragons, Pern’s only defenders against Thread. But as her people struggle to survive, Wind Blossom has neither the time nor the resources to expend on a future that may never arrive until suddenly she uncovers evidence that her worst fears will come true. Now two brave women, separated by hundreds of years but joined by bonds transcending time, will become unknowing allies in a desperate race against sickness and Threadfall, with nothing less than the survival of all life on Pern at stake. ‘The torch has been passed and burns more brightly than ever in this latest chapter of the venerable Pern saga, the first of what one hopes will be many solo efforts by the son of series creator Anne McCaffrey.’ Publishers Weekly starred review

Dragon’s Fire (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)

Bringing fresh wonders and dangers to light in the skies of Pern, Anne McCaffrey and her son, Todd, who demonstrated his writing talents in the bestselling novels Dragon’s Kin and Dragonsblood, return with their second collaboration: a thrilling adventure of discovery and fate. Pellar is an orphan taken in by Masterharper Zist. Though born mute, Pellar is a gifted tracker, and when Zist sets off to take over as harper for Natalon s coal mining camp, Pellar along with his fire lizard, Chitter joins him on a secret mission of his own: to find out if reported thefts of coal are the work of the Shunned, criminals condemned to a life of wandering and hardship. Halla is one of the children of the Shunned. Though innocent of their parents crimes, these children have inherited their cruel punishment. Lack of food, shelter, and clothes is their lot; hope is unknown to them. And what future would they hope for? Without a hold to call their own, there will be no protection for them when the lethal Thread inevitably falls again. Life is even tougher for Halla. Her family gone, she must fend for herself. Yet despite the brutality of her surroundings, Halla is kind and gentle, devoted to those more helpless than she. As depraved as Halla is good, Tenim is in league with Tarik, a crooked miner from Camp Natalon, who helps him steal coal in exchange for a cut of the profit. But Tenim soon realizes there is a lot more to be made from firestone, the volatile mineral that enables the dragons of Pern to burn Thread out of the sky. Tenim doesn t care what he has to do, or whom he has to kill, in order to corner the market. Cristov is Tarik s son. Dishonored by his father s greed and treachery, the boy must make amends somehow, even if it means risking his life by mining the volatile firestone, which detonates on contact with the slightest drop of moisture. When the last remaining firestone mine explodes in flames, a desperate race begins to find a new deposit of the deadly but essential mineral, for without it there can be no defense against Thread. But Tenim has a murderous plan to turn tragedy to his own advantage, and only Pellar, Halla, and Cristov can stop him and ensure that there will be a future for all on the world of the Dragonriders. From the Hardcover edition.

Dragon Harper (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)

For millions of readers the world over, the name Pern is magical, conjuring up grand vistas of a distant planet whose blue skies are patrolled by brave dragons and their noble riders, a paradise threatened by the periodic fall of deadly Thread. But not all dangers descend from the skies. Now, in their third collaboration, Anne McCaffrey and her son, Todd McCaffrey, spin a tale of a mysterious illness that may succeed in doing what centuries of Threadfall could not: kill every last human on Pern. Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. As the only female apprentices, Nonala and Kelsa are the butt of jokes and easy targets for the bully Vaxoram and his cronies. But when Kindan springs to Kelsa’s defense, he winds up in a fight for his life against the older, bigger Vaxoram a fight that will lead to a surprising friendship. Meanwhile, in nearby Fort Hold, a clutch of fire lizard eggs is about to hatch, and Lord Bemin s beautiful young daughter, Koriana, is determined to Impress one of the delightful creatures. At the hatching, Kindan Impresses a fire lizard of his own…
and wins the heart of Koriana. But Lord Bemin mistrusts harpers and will not hear of a match between his daughter and the low born Kindan. Then fate intervenes in the form of a virulent plague as fast spreading as it is deadly. Arising suddenly, as if out of nowhere, the contagion decimates hold after hold, paying no heed to distinctions of birth. In this feverish crucible, friendship and love will be tested to the breaking point and beyond. For with Threadfall scant years away, the Dragonriders dare not expose themselves to infection, and it will fall to Kindan and his fellow apprentices to bravely search for a cure and save humanity. The price of failure is unthinkable. But the price of success may be even harder to bear. From the Hardcover edition.

Dragonheart (By:Todd J. McCaffrey)

Todd McCaffrey’s first solo novel in the classic Dragonriders of Pern series, Dragonsblood, was hailed by critics and embraced by the countless devoted readers of the landmark science fiction saga created by his mother, Anne McCaffrey. Now the chronicles of Pern take another captivating turn as the embattled planet, the brave pioneers who call it home, and the magnificent flame breathing creatures who fly high to protect it confront a dire new challenge.
The grim specter of sickness looms over the Weyrs of Pern, felling fire lizards and posing a potentially devastating threat to their dragon cousins, Pern s sole defense against the deadly phenomenon that is Thread. Fiona, the youngest and only surviving daughter of Lord Bemin, is just coming of age, and about to assume the duties of a Weyrwoman, when word spreads that dragons have indeed begun succumbing to the new contagion. With the next season of Threadfall quickly approaching, and the already diminished ranks of the dragons once more under siege, every Weyr across Pern is in crisis mode. It is hardly the time for disturbing distractions such as the strange voice Fiona suddenly hears in her mind at the darkest and most urgent moments.

Circumstances and the mood of the weyrfolk worsen when advance patrols relay the dreaded news that black dust the unmistakable herald of falling Thread has been sighted. As more dragons sicken and die, leaving only a new generation of weyrlings too young to succeed them, Weyrleader B Nik and queen rider Lorana arrive from Benden Weyr to comb Fort Weyr s archives in a desperate search for clues from the past that may hold the solution to the plague.

But could the actual past itself prove the pathway to salvation for Pern s stricken dragons and the entire imperiled planet? Guided by a mysterious ally from a wholly unexpected place, and trusting in the unique dragon gift for transcending time, Fiona will join a risky expedition with far reaching consequences for both Pern s future and her personal destiny.

Dragon Girl (By:Todd J. McCaffrey)

Young Fiona, rider of the gold queen Talenth, has returned from the past, where she and a group of dragons and riders fled so that the wounded could heal from their previous battles with Thread and the younger dragons could safely grow to fighting age. Gone only three days, yet aged more than three years, Fiona is no longer a child but a woman prepared to fight against the Thread that threatens to destroy her world. Fiona’s life takes a pivotal turn when a shocking tragedy thrusts her into a position of authority. Now she finds herself leading weyrfolk who have a hard time trusting a senior Weyrwoman who is both young and an outsider. But even greater challenges lie ahead: Thread is falling and there are too few dragons to stem the tide. Many have died from the recent plague, and even with the influx of newly mature dragons from the past, the depleted fighting force is no match for the intensifying Threadfall. Fiona knows that something must be done, and what she proposes is daring and next to impossible. But if her plan succeeds, it just might save them all. With a cast of familiar characters from previous Pern novels including Lorana, who sacrificed her own queen dragon so that all the dragons of Pern would have a chance to survive, and Kindan, the harper Fiona has loved her whole life Dragongirl is another triumph for Todd McCaffrey, and a riveting new chapter for the Dragonriders of Pern.

Dragon’s Time (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)

For the first time in more than three years, bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey, mother and son, have teamed up again to do what they do best: add a fresh chapter to the most beloved science fiction series of all time, the Dragonriders of Pern. Even though Lorana cured the plague that was killing the dragons of Pern, sacrificing her queen dragon in the process, the effects of the disease were so devastating that there are no longer enough dragons available to fight the fall of deadly Thread. And as the situation grows more dire, a pregnant Lorana decides that she must take drastic steps in the quest for help. Meanwhile, back at Telgar Weyr, Weyrwoman Fiona, herself pregnant, and the harper Kindan must somehow keep morale from fading altogether in the face of the steadily mounting losses of dragons and their riders. But time weighs heavily against them until Lorana finds a way to use time itself in their favor. It’s a plan fraught with risk, however. For attempting time travel means tampering with the natural laws of the universe, which could drastically alter history and destiny forever. Or so it has always been thought. But Lorana discovers that if the laws of time can t be broken without consequences, it may still be possible to bend them. To ensure the future of Pern, she s willing to take the fateful chance even if it demands another, even greater, sacrifice.

Sky Dragons (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)

From the New York Times bestselling mother and son team of Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey comes the final installment in the riveting Pern saga that began with Todd’s solo novel, Dragonsblood. Now, with all of Pern imperiled by the aftereffects of a plague that killed scores of dragons and left the planet helpless against the fall of deadly Thread, the only hope for the future lies in the past. There, on an unexplored island, a group of dragonriders led by Xhinna, a brave young woman who rides the blue dragon Tazith, must battle lethal Merows and voracious tunnel snakes to build a safe home for themselves and the dragons, whose offspring will one day if they survive replenish Pern s decimated dragon population. But as the first female rider of a blue dragon, and the first female Weyrleader in the history of Pern, Xhinna faces an uphill battle in winning the respect and loyalty of her peers…
especially after an unforeseen tragedy leaves the struggling colony reeling from a shattering loss. Amid the grieving, one girl, Jirana, blessed or cursed with the ability to foresee potential futures, will help Xhinna find a way forward. The answer lies in time…
or, rather, in timing it: the awesome ability of the dragons to travel through time itself. But that power comes with risks, and by venturing further into the past, Xhinna may be jeopardizing the very future she has sworn to save.

Acorna: The Unicorn Girl

‘Something’s Alive In There!’She was just a little girl, with a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones. A trio of grizzled prospectors found her drifting in an escape pod amid the asteroids, adopted her, and took her to the bandit planet Kezdet, a place where no questions are asked and the girl might grow up free. But Kezdet has its own dark secret. The prosperity of the planet is based on a hideous trade in child slave labor, administered by ‘The Piper’ a mystery man with special plans for Acorna and her powers. But free little girls have a way of growing into freedom loving young women, and Acorna has special plans all her own…

Acorna’s Quest

‘I must find my own kind!’Found as an infant drifting in space, Acorna, the Unicorn Girl, has become a young woman. She still has her tiny, translucent horn, and her ‘funny’ feet and hands. And, she still has her miraculous ability to make plants grow and heal human sickness. But Acorna has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mind speak by touching horns. With her ‘Uncle’ Calum, one of the three grizzled asteroid prospectors who rescued, protected, and raised her, she sets off to find her people. No sooner does she leave than a mysterious craft appears, piloted by the Linyaari, a gentle race with telepathic powers. The Linyaari are roaming the galaxy, spreading the alarm about the deadly Khleev And searching for a beloved little girl they had given up for lost, long ago…

Acorna’s People

Filled with adventure and wonder, Acorna’s Peoplecontinues the enthralling saga of Acorna, the beautiful, brave, and kindhearted creature known as the Unicorn Girl.’Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!’With the help of her ‘uncles’ and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy her new home. The legendary resting place of the lost Linyaari ancestors has yet to be found. And with the help of a rogue spacetrader and his feline sidekick, Acorna must strive to right an unspeakable wrong and defeat an enemy even crueler than the Khleevi. Along the way, she will at last uncover the Universe’s most carefully guarded secret the true nature of the ancient link between the Linyaari and the space faring humans she has also come to think of as her ‘people.’

Acorna’s World

Acorna the ‘unicorn girl’ found as a baby years ago, abandoned and floating alone in an escape pod at the far end of the galaxy has made peace with her past, her ‘Linyaari’ heritage, and with the powerful ‘differences’ that set her apart from the loving humans who raised her. But only in the deep reaches of limitless space can she truly feel at home. Now, aboard the interplanetary salvage vessel ‘Condor,’ Acorna is free once more, traveling through space in the company of her good friend, ship’s commander Captain Jonas Becker, his gargantuan feline ‘first mate’ Roadkill, and Aari, a proud ‘Linyaari’ survivor of torture at the hands of the savage, bug like ‘Khleevi.’ But the journey is interrupted when a transmitted distress call faint but undeniable draws Acorna and her companions down to the surface of a nearby planet. What awaits them is a world of wonders, shrouded in an atmosphere of strange, intoxicating perfumes. Intelligent, sentiment plants help guide Acorna, Becker, Aari, and RK to the source of the SOS. But a broken, burned out alien ship is all they find, the pitiful remnants of a relentlessly brutal yet carefully coordinated assault. To Acorna, the signs are unmistakable. This is the grim handiwork of the cold blooded species that seeks the complete eradication of all human and ‘Linyaari’ life from the galaxy…
the ‘Khleevi’! And suddenly all that Acrona holds dear is in grave peril. Because the devastation that was wrought here was no isolated occurence, but the opening move in a planned onslaught that will decimate the two races to whom Acorna is culturally, emotionally, and genetically tied. A worlds shattering catastrophe is inthe making unless one courageous and beautiful young woman with remarkable healing powers and her small, motley group of friends can go the unthinkable: discover the fearsome insectile enemy’s greatest weakness…
and strike first.

Acorna’s Search

The homeworld Acorna has never known was horribly scarred in the brutal attack by the cold blooded Khleevi, but the Linyaari the unicorn girl’s gentle, spiritual race live on. Now is the time for healing and rebuilding, for restoring the natural beauty corrupted by the savage insectile oppressors. But Acorna’s Linyaari friends and colleagues begin mysteriously disappearing soon after work gets under way, among them her beloved Aari. And her desperate search for answers will lead courageous Acorna to a shocking discovery beneath the surface of her people’s world and deep into the realms of limitless space, where the truth of the origin of everything awaits.

Acorna’s Rebels

Beloved by millions of readers, Anne McCaffrey is one of science fiction’s favorite authors. Writing with Nebula Award winning author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, she has created the bestselling Acorna series featuring the adventures of the brave unicorn girl. Acorna’s people, the Linyaari, have started to reclaim their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal alien Khleevi. But the expedition has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari people one that has led Aari, Acorna’s beloved lifemate, into a dangerous journey through time and space. A journey from which Aari may never return. Now acorna, joined by Captain Becker, Mac, Nadhari, and RK, sets off on a determined mission to save her beloved. But a forced crash landing brings the crew to the exotic jungle world of Makahomia, home of the mysterious Temple Cats. Beautiful and barbaric, Makahomia has been blockaded for years to protect itself and the Federation. Racing to save the Temple Cats from a deadly disease, Acorna uncovers a sinister plot to destroy the sacred felines and exploit Makahomia’s people, an evil scheme that reaches out into the very depths of space. While Nadhari confronts the demons of her childhood, Acorna must lead a small band of determined rebels to stop the conspiracy and unravel a dangerous mystery, a quest that takes them into the secret temples and hidden sanctuaries of that world. But within one sacred shrine Acorna discovers shocking information that may lead to Aari…
or to disaster.

Acorna’s Triumph

Beloved by millions of readers, Anne McCaffrey is one of science fiction’s favorite authors. Writing with award winning author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, she has created the bestselling Acorna series, focusing on the adventures of the brave unicorn girl. Now, with Acorna’s Triumph, they turn to the dramatic conclusion of the series, as Acorna faces her most difficult challenge ever. She has defeated slavers, a deadly international conspiracy, and the vicious alien Khleevi, only to endure the loss of her beloved Aari, distant in both time and space. Now, finally, Aari has returned, and together they can finish rebuilding their home world. But Aari is oddly changed, to the point where he barely remembers Acorna much less their love and his actions grow more and more sinister…
As Acorna tries to stop a vicious criminal from destroying innocents, a new complication arises. Sensing the Linyaari weakness, the deadly Khleevi return, determined to take back the planet for good. In this dark time, it will take all of the unicorn girl’s courage and determination to rescue Aari and stop the alien menace once and for all.

First Warning: Acorna’s Children

The breathtaking saga of the second generation begins!

It is difficult growing up in the shadow of heroes revered throughout the galaxy. But that is the lot of young Khorii daughter of the legendary Acorna and her lifemate Aari who must now follow her own destiny through a fantastic universe of wonders and perils.

On a journey, Khorii’s trip is delayed when her ship encounters a derelict spacecraft floating aimlessly among the stars, its crew dead in their seats. Suddenly a planned visit by her parents has turned into a terrifying race against time as a deadly plague spreads relentlessly across the universe. Even the healing powers of the Linyaari cannot slow its horrific advance. And now Khorii, one of the few unaffected by the outbreak, must find an antidote before the scourge consumes everyone and everything in its path…
including those she loves above all others.

Second Wave: Acorna’s Children

It is difficult growing up in the shadow of heroes revered throughout the galaxy. But Khorii became a hero in her own right as she fought to save the universe from a mysterious, deadly plague that not even the healing powers of the Linyaari could stop. Now, confined with the rest of the survivors on Paloduro, it seems as if Khorii and her friends may be able to stem the tide of death and disease. However, ominous signs indicate that the epidemic is only beginning, as old enemies reemerge and a shocking family secret is revealed. With the aid of her android ‘brother,’ Khorii must foil the deadly pestilence before a covert mission to cripple the entire star system is catastrophically complete.

Third Watch: Acorna’s Children

The dramatic conclusion to the breathtaking saga of the children of Acorna and Aari. Khorii, the rebellious daughter of Acorna, the near mythic hero*ine of her people, has tried to follow in her mother’s footsteps in this time of plague and terror. But the pressure on the courageous young woman to succeed is tremendous, and the legacy she is expected to fulfill is overwhelming. The insidious enemy that has ravaged countless known worlds has left Khorii’s illustrious parents too weak to oppose it. Now, as the deadly foe prepares to launch its devastating final assault, it falls to Acorna’s children Khorii and her newly discovered sister, Ariin to halt the brutal attack once and for all. But victory may prove too difficult, elusive, and ultimately fragile and even time itself may be conspiring against the daughters in their desperate battle to save their family…
and their universe.

The Ship Who Sang

Helva had been born human, but only her brain had been saved and implanted into the titanium body of an intergalactic scout ship. But first she had to choose a human partner, to soar with her through the daring adventures and exhilarating escapades in space.

The Ship Who Searched (With: Mercedes Lackey)

Accompanying her exo archaeologist parents on an EsKay dig, seven year old Tia becomes afflicted with a strange neural disorder that leaves her totally dependent on a mechanical life support system.

PartnerShip

Nancia, a new member of the elite Courier Service of the Central Worlds and the brain of one of the most advanced stellar ships, finds her innocent vision of human nature shattered when she is paired up with brutish partner Forister.

The City Who Fought (By:S.M. Stirling)

SSS 900, a huge space station controlled by the brain of Simeon a shellperson who relieves his daily monotony by replaying computer simulations of great battles becomes the only thing standing between ruthless alien pirates and total destruction.

The Ship Who Won (With: Jody Lynn Nye)

Like Helva, the Ship who Sang, and Nancia from ‘PartnerShip, ‘ Tia from the ‘The Ship who Searched,’ and Simeon, who runs ‘The City Who Fought.’ Carialle wsa born so physically disadvantaged that her only chance for life was as a shellperson. And again like those others, Carialle decided she would strap on a ‘spaceship.’ Her brawn is a guy named Keff. Their mission to search ther galaxy to the galaxy for imtelligent beings to travel where no shellperson and her brave have gone before…
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The Ship Errant (By:Jody Lynn Nye)

Targeted by a humorless Inspector General who believes she has been damaged by a past trauma, brainship Carialle finds support from her brawn partner Keff and the globe frog race they discovered together.

The Ship Avenged (By:S.M. Stirling)

The sequel to ‘The City Who Fought’, in which Joat, one of the youngest commercial ship owners in space, is commissioned to transport a deadly ‘breakout disease’ by Belazair of the Kolnari.

The Coelura

The Lady Caissa, heir to the Ambassador of the Federated Sentient Planets to the world Demeathorn, had grown up knowing that she owed her sire obedience and unconditional loyalty. She was expected to do her duty, even to the extent of entering into a marriage alliance she did not understand with a man she despised. Lady Caissa, beautiful, rich, and well educated, had never learned the great secret of Demeathorn, although she was about to be caught in its spell. In the aftermath of disastrous diplomatic negotiations, she fled north toward interdicted territory. A distress signal from deep within the forbidden zone drew her to a rocky island where she would encounter a man alone: intense, handsome, and severely injured in the crash of his antique flyer. Lady Caissa did not know it, but she had just set in motion events which would determine the fate of her family, her planet…
and her happiness.

Nimisha’s Ship

When it comes to sheer imagination and storytelling prowess, Anne McCaffrey is in a class by herself. Few writers have created characters more deeply loved or futures more intensely lived. For more than thirty years, she has reigned as one of the premier talents in science fiction and fantasy, flying above the crowd on the glittering wings of such masterworks as The Dragonriders of Pern and Crystal Singer. Now, McCaffrey soars to dizzying unscaled heights in an exciting new world bursting with adventure and romance…
On Vega III, where the jaded inhabitants pursue lives of malicious intrigue and decadent pleasure, Lady Nimisha Boynton Rondymense has always been an anomaly. Disdainful of the frivolity of her fellows, she prefers the exciting and challenging world of her father, Lord Tionel, owner and principal starship designer of the famous Rondymense shipyards. Precociously gifted, Nimisha becomes Lord Tionel’s secret assistant and, in the aftermath of a shocking tragedy, his chosen successor at the helm of the shipyards. But supplanting her father’s designated body heir, the callow Lord Vestrin, is a slight that Vestrin and his mother, Lady Vescuya, will not easily forget. Or forgive. Preoccupied with carrying on her father’s ambitious plans for the Mark 5, an experimental long distance cruiser, Nimisha dangerously disregards Vestrin’s animosity until a solo test flight of the Mark 5 goes horribly awry, marooning Nimisha light years from home on a planet as deadly as it is beautiful. Now, Vestrin and Vescuya are given the chance they’ve been waiting for: to reclaim the shipyards…
by any means necessary. Only Nimisha’s child, Cuiva a girl every bit as ingenious as her mother stands in their way. But for how long? For just when her daughter needs her most, Nimisha is unable to help and in a precarious situation herself. But Nimisha has never given up in her life and she’s not about to start now…

Crystal Singer

Crystal SingerYoung and beautiful, Killashandra Ree was a trained musician with no prospects…
until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild on the planet Ballybran, where the fabled Black Crystal was found. For those qualified, the Guild was said to provide careers, security, and the chance for unimaginable wealth. But once you’d sung crystal, there was no going back…
KILLASHANDRAKillashandra’s first season on Ballybran was everything she had hoped for: She had sung Black Crystal, grown wealthy, and met a man who could make her forget her own sorrowful past. But then, a year later, everything had changed. She was broke, she had crystal sickness so bad she thought she’d die, and the only way she could be true to the man she loved was to leave him…
. CRYSTAL LINECrystal singing changed the singer forever, bringing ecstasy and pain, near eternal life…
and gradual loss of memory. Killashandra had a lot of painful memories she could afford to lose. What she hadn’t counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten. Then she found she might have a chance to salvage what was left of her mind. But to do that, she would have to learn to open herself to another person, and to her own unhappy past…
THRILL TO THE SONG OF CRYSTAL ALONG WITH KILLASHANDRA REE! AT LAST, ALL THREE Crystal Singer NOVELS COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME!

Killashandra

At first Killashandra Ree’s ambitions to become a Crystal Singer, get rich, and forget her past, were going just as she had hoped. But after she grew wealthy, a devastating storm turned her claim to useless rock. In short order she was broke, she had crystal sickness so bad she thought she was going to die, and the only way she could be true to the man she loved was to leave him…
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Crystal Line

‘A treat for long time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers’ profession.’LOCUSWhen Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near eternal life…
and gradual loss of memory. What she hadn’t counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten. Fortunately, someone still cared enough to try to salvage what was left of Killashandra’s mind. But she would have to learn to open herself to another person, and to all her unpleasant memories. From the Paperback edition.

Dinosaur Planet

Kai and his beautiful co leader Varian had a simple enough mission to catalogue fauna and flora and search for new energy sources for the Federated Sentient Planets. But what they discovered was awesome. The creatures were larger, the resources were smaller, and the rescue ship had disappeared…
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Dinosaur Planet Survivors

A sequel to DINOSAUR PLANET, in which to escape extermination, Kai, Varian and their companions seek refuge in the suspended animation of cryogenic sleep. Now time has elapsed, at least two generations and their survivors are about to emerge from their hibernation. From the author of THE CITY WHO FOUGHT and THE DOLPHINS OF PERN.

Decision at Doona

After the first human contact with the Siwannese ended in a mass suicide, the Terran government made a law that no further contact with sentient aliens would be allowed. But since their own planet was overcrowed, they looked to colonize Doona until they found the Hrubbans. Their choice was simple but dangerous. They could kill the cat like Hrubbans, or for the first time in history, learn to to coexist with an alien race…
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Crisis on Doona (With: Jody Lynn Nye)

As a twenty five year contract arranging the cohabitation of the planet Doona between humans and the cat like Hrrubans comes up for renewal, an unknown entity works to sabotage the heretofore successful alliance.

Treaty at Doona / Treaty Planet (With: Jody Lynn Nye)

The thirty year old peace between the humans and cat like aliens on the planet Doona once again is threatened by unrest when the Gringgs, a race of alien visitors, propose both friendship and trade and Doona’s leaders begin to question their motives.

Freedom’s Landing

It’s the dawning of a new age for mankind when the Catteni descend to Earth and easily overcome the Earth’s population. Thousands are herded onto slave ships headed for the intergalactic auction block. Kris Bjornsen is captured in Denver on her way to her college clas*ses and wakes up on the primitive planet Barevi. Courageous and resourceful, she manages a single woman escape from the Catteni and is living in the wilds of the planet when she comes to the aid of a Catteni soldier pursued by his own ranks. Recaptured together, they join forces with other slaves to outwit their captors and a hostile planetary environment. Listeners will delight in this ‘against the odds’ story of survival, ingenuity and romance. As her audience has come to expect of McCaffrey, she delivers a rich and intricate science fiction adventure in Freedom’s Landing, sure to win over even more listeners and add to her legions of fans.

Freedom’s Choice

Anne McCaffrey captured the interest and hearts of many with ‘Freedom’s Landing’ as Catteni slaves unexpectedly became settlers establishing a new colony on Botany, presumably an uninhabited M type planet. In ‘Freedom’s Choice‘ the saga progresses to an extraordinary level. The shipments of Catteni slaves continue, but they find that they are enjoyably reinventing the creature comforts of home, and searching for the origin of the Farmers who were the original occupants of Botany, all under the keen eyes of two very different observers. When scouts for the Emassi come to retrieve Zainal, shanghaied in the original shipment of slaves, Botany changes irrevocably. Listeners will delight in this continued adventure of survival, romance, and ingenuity.

Freedom’s Challenge

Kris Bjornsen has come a long way since alien slave ships scooped her up in Denver with thousands of others. Dropped off on an apparently uninhabited world with the rest, she has fallen in love with Zainal, a renegade Catteni, and made a comfortable life for herself and her new family. But she feels a soldier’s duty to escape Botany and rejoin the struggle for freedom. As the Eosi overlords continue to drop captives on Botany, the colonists learn that there are freedom fighters on every captured world, and Earth is full of pockets of resistance. There are even rebels among the warlike Catteni. Now the colonists have the technology they need to go back to war with the deadly Eosi – with a surprise strike at the enslaved planet Earth itself!

Freedom’s Ransom

When Kris Bjornsen and her fellow slaves were dumped on an uninhabited planet by the alien overlords called Catteni, there was no guarantee they would survive. Without the help of Zainal, a renegade Catteni exiled by his own people, they might all have been food for the predators of the new world. But they did survive, building a civilization and a home on the planet they named Botany. In time they were instrumental in driving the Catteni away from Earth and neighboring planets. Botany is free now, and so is the devastated Earth. The survivalist days are over, and the time has come for Botany to find its place in the power struggles of the newly configured universe. As an agricultural planet, rich in resources, Botany has more to offer than the colonists may have thought. A trip to Earth shows Kris and Zainal very dramatically how weakened the home planet is after years of Catteni domination, and how much Earth needs what Botany can give. Other worlds too have had their wealth skimmed away by the Catteni: the nearby planet of Barevi is little more than a corrupt bazaar, where bits and pieces of Earth’s once powerful technology can be traded for grain and mineral ores. Earth needs food, and the resources to rebuild. Botany needs technology – from solar satellite panels to simple batteries – and, some say, the will to protect itself from being overrun by refugees who may or may not have strength and skills. As alien influence fades, the people of Botany must decide what kind of world they will become.

Powers That Be

Strange things were happening on the icy planet called Petaybee. Unauthorized genetically engineered species had been spotted, while some people were simply disappearing. None of the locals were talking to the company, so the company sent disabled combat veteran Yanaba Maddock to spy. But a strange thing happened. With her relocation to the arctic planet came a return of Yana’s health and strength. And the more she got to know the people of Petaybee, the more determined she became to protect her new home…
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Power Lines

‘A felicitous combination of authors.’ Kirkus ReviewsYanaba Maddock’s short lived career as a company spy had ended the moment the planet Petaybee and its people had adopted her as one of their own. Now she was dedicated to keeping Intergal from exploiting and wounding or even killing the world she had come to love. For Intergal persisted in denying that Petaybee was sentient, and nothing would stop it from stripping the ore rich planet sentient or not. Only solid evidence would convince the company to leave the planet alone, and for all its sentience, Petaybee’s communications were highly subjective; indeed, some outsiders seemed entirely immune to its voice. So Yana and her friends would have to find some other way to prove that the planet was worth more to the company alive than dead…
Power Lines is a strong, highly entertaining sequel…
Nicely paced, with a tricky twist or two to keep it from getting too predictable, and some delightful characters.’ LocusFIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK

Power Play

Petaybee was growing up. Day by day, the sentient planet like any child was learning to recognize and understand the meaning of outside stimuli, to respond to those stimuli, to communicate its own needs and desires…
even to use human speech. But few outsiders truly cared for the feelings and intelligence of what they perceived to be a giant hunk of rock or a mere oddity to be gawked at. Some came to worship the newly awakened soul. Some came by invitation, but without comprehension, to harvest the almost magically curative native plants. Big game hunters came chasing rumors of fantastical creatures that simply gave themselves up for the killing. And tourists came in droves, many of them searching for long lost relatives among those whom Intergal had relocated to Petaybee during its colonization phase. The Petaybeans had their hands full trying to protect their beloved planet from the sudden influx of visitors. Then some of Petaybee’s staunchest champions Yanaba Maddock, Marmion de Revers Algemeine, Bunny Rourke, and Diego Metaxos were kidnapped. The perpetrators wanted Petaybee for its incredible mineral wealth. Their other attempts at plundering the planet had all failed, and now they were determined to force the Petaybeans to make a trade: the planet for the people. They simply didn’t understand that such a bargain was impossible. For the only one who could speak for Petaybee was Petaybee itself and no one knew what a living planet could do once it found its voice…

Sassinak (With: Elizabeth Moon)

Sassinak was 12 when the raiders came. That made her just the right age: old enough to be used, young enough to be broken. Or so the slavers thought. But Sassy turned out to be a little different…
and bided her time to become the fleet captain of a pirate chasing ship of her own.

The Death of Sleep (With: Jody Lynn Nye)

When the space liner on which she is traveling is attacked by the infamous planet pirates, Lunzie Mespil escapes to a lifeboat where she plans to sleep in cryogenic stasis until she is rescued, but she is unaware of how long she will wait. Reissue.

Generation Warriors (With: Elizabeth Moon)

Lunzie, fresh from her adventures in The Death of Sleep , has discovered that the one good heavyworlder she ever met isn’t so good after all. Fordeliton, sent to investigate the connection between the super rich and the planet pirates, and is now dying from a mysterious, slow poison. Dupaynil, who has made the mistake of pushing Sassinak too far, and has been exiled to Seti space. Aygar, who is out of prove he has brains as well heavyworlder brawn. And then there’s Sassinak, ordered to report to Fed Central for the trial of mutineer Tanegli. She’s been told to disarm her shop when it enters restricted space; she’s been told her crew can’t have liberty of leave; and she’s been told to follow all the rules. But the only person who might be able to stop the disaster ahead has never been to follow the rules…

To Ride Pegasus

They were four extroardinary women who read minds, healed bodies, diverted disasters, foretold the future and became pariahs in their own land. A talented, elite cadre, they stepped out of the everyday human race…
to enter their own!

Pegasus in Flight

As director of the Jerhattan Parapsychic Center, telepath Rhyssa Owen coordinated the job assignments for psychically gifted Talents. And though she had her hands full dealing with the unreasonable demand for kinetics to work on the space platform that would be humankind’s stepping stone to the stars, she was always ready to welcome new Talents to the Center. Feisty and streetwise, twelve year old Tirla used her extraordinary knack for languages to eke out a living in the Linear developments, where the poor struggled to make ends meet and children were conscripted or sold into menial work programs. Young Peter, paralyzed in a freak accident, hoped someday to get into space where zero gravity would enable him to function more easily. Both desperately needed help only other Talents could provide. With the appearance in her life of one extraordinary man with no measurable Talent at all, Rhyssa suddenly found herself questioning everything she thought she knew about her people. And when two Talented children were discovered to have some very unusual and unexpected abilities, she realized that she would have to reas*sess the potential of all Talentkind…
From the Paperback edition.

Pegasus in Space

In a triumphant career spanning more than thirty years, Anne McCaffrey has won the acclaim of critics, the devotion of millions of fans, and awards too numerous to mention. Her bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series is counted among the masterpieces of modern science fiction, a work whose popularity continues to grow as new generations of readers discover the literary magic only Anne McCaffrey can provide. Now that magic is back, displayed as breathtakingly as ever in the exciting and long awaited addition to McCaffrey’s classic Pegasus series and the perfect link to her bestselling Tower and Hive saga…
Pegasus in SpaceFor an overpopulated Earth whose resources are strained to the breaking point, there is only one place to look for relief: straight up. With the successful completion of the Padrugoi Space Station, humanity has at last achieved its first large scale permanent presence in space. Additional bases are feverishly being built on the Moon and on Mars, stepping stones to the greatest adventure in all history: the colonization of alien worlds. Already long range telescopes have identified a number of habitable planets orbiting the stars of distant galaxies. Now it’s just a question of getting there. But there are those who, for selfish motives of their own, want Padrugoi and the other outposts to fail. People who will stop at nothing to maintain their power or to revenge its loss. Standing in their way are the Talented, men and women gifted with extraordinary mental powers that have made them as feared as they are respected and utterly indispensable to the colonization effort. There is Peter Reidinger, a teenage paraplegic who happens to be the strongest telekinetic ever, his mind capable of teleporting objects and people thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Yet all his power cannot repair his damaged spine or allow him to feel the gentle touch of a loved one…
Rhyssa Owen, the powerful telepath and mother hen to Peter and the rest of her ‘children’ and a fierce, unrelenting fighter against the prejudice that would deny the Talented the right to lead happy and productive lives…
and Amariyah, an orphan girl who loves two things in the world above all others: gardening and Peter Reidinger. And woe to anyone who harms either one of them for the young girl’s talent may prove to be the most amazing of all. Now, as sabotage and attempted murder strike the Station, it’s up to the Talented to save the day. Only who’s going to save the Talented?

Catalyst

Pilot, navigator, engineer, doctor, scientist ship’s cat? All are essential to the well staffed space vessel. Since the early days of interstellar travel, when Tuxedo Thomas, a Maine coon cat, showed what a cat could do for a ship and its crew, the so called Barque Cats have become highly prized crew members. Thomas’s carefully bred progeny, ably assisted by humans Cat Persons with whom they share a deep and loving bond, now travel the galaxy, responsible for keeping spacecraft free of vermin, for alerting human crews to potential environmental hazards, and for acting as morale officers. Even among Barque Cats, Chessie is something special. Her pedigree, skills, and intelligence, as well as the close rapport she has with her human, Janina, make her the most valuable crew member aboard the Molly Daise. And the litter of kittens in her belly only adds to her value. Then the unthinkable happens. Chessie is kidnapped er, catnapped from Dr. Jared Vlast’s vet clinic at Hood Station by a grizzled spacer named Carl Poindexter. But Chessie’s newborn kittens turn out to be even more extraordinary than their mother. For while Chessie’s connection to Janina is close and intuitive, the bond that the kitten Chester forms with Carl’s son, Jubal, is downright telepathic. And when Chester is sent into space to learn his trade, neither he nor Jubal will rest until they’re reunited. But the announcement of a widespread epidemic affecting livestock on numerous planets throws their future into doubt. Suddenly the galactic government announces a plan to impound and possibly destroy all exposed animals. Not even the Barque Cats will be spared. With the clock racing against them, Janina, Jubal, Dr. Vlast, and a handful of very special kittens will join forces with the mysterious Pshaw Ra an alien looking cat with a hidden agenda to save the Barque Cats, other animals, and quite possibly the universe as they know it from total destruction.

Catacombs

In Catalyst, award winning authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough introduced listeners to the beguiling Barque Cats: spacefaring felines who serve aboard starships as full fledged members of the crew. Highly evolved, the cats share an almost telepathic bond with their minders, or Cat Persons until, suddenly, there is no almost about it, and a particular Barque Cat, Chester, learns to ex change thoughts with his human friend, Jubal. Other cats soon gain the same ability. Behind the seeming miracle is a mysterious cat named Pshaw Ra, who possesses knowledge and technology far beyond anything the Barque Cats or their humans have ever seen. When fear of a virulent plague leads the government first to quarantine and then to kill all animals suspected of infection, Pshaw Ra with the help of Chester, Jubal, and the crew of the starship Ranzo activates a mousehole in space that carries the refugees to a place of safety: Pshaw Ra’s home planet of Mau, where godlike cats are worshiped by human slaves. But Pshaw Ra s actions are less noble than they appear. The scheming cat plans to mate the Barque Cats with his own feline stock, creating a hybrid race of superior cats a race destined to conquer the universe. Yet right from the start, his plans go awry. For one thing, there s a new queen on Mau: Pshaw Ra s daughter Nefure, a spoiled brat er, cat with a temper as short as her attention span. Pshaw Ra s other daughter, the rightful queen Renpet, is exiled, running for her life in the only direction available to her down into the vast Catacombs beneath the Mauan desert. Far from receiving the hero s welcome he expected, Pshaw Ra must use every bit of his considerable cleverness just to survive. Meanwhile, as usual, Chester and Jubal stumble right into the middle of things, in the process uncovering the lost secrets of the Mauan civilization. But that s not all they uncover. In the forgotten Catacombs deep below the Mauan capital, something has awakened. Something as old as the universe. Something that hungers to devour all light and life and that bears an undying hatred for cats.

The Rowan

Told in the timeless style of Anne McCaffrey, The Rowan is the first installment in a wonderful trilogy. This is sci fi at its best: a contemporary love story as well as an engrossing view of our world in the future.

The kinetically gifted, trained in mind/machine gestalt, are the most valued citizens of the Nine Star League. Using mental powers alone, these few Prime Talents transport ships, cargo and people between Earth’s Moon, Mars’ Demos and Jupiter’s Callisto.

An orphaned young girl, simply called The Rowan, is discovered to have superior telepathic potential and is trained to become Prime Talent on Callisto. After years of self sacrificing dedication to her position, The Rowan intercepts an urgent mental call from Jeff Raven, a young Prime Talent on distant Deneb. She convinces the other Primes to merge their powers with hers to help fight off an attack by invading aliens. Her growing relationship with Jeff gives her the courage to break her status imposed isolation, and choose the more rewarding world of love and family.

Damia

The Rowan was one of the greatest telepaths ever born, treasured by the people she saved from alien invasion and loved by a young man who never hoped to win her heart. In spite of his feelings, Afra remained loyal to the Rowan. He stayed by her side and helped to raise her Talented daughter, Damia. Now years later, Damia is a full grown Talent of great power. Terrible alien voices echo within her mind. And a wondrous new feeling for Afra is growing within her heart…
In a universe under seige, only one thing can defeat the power of fear: the power of love.

Damia’s Children

In Damia’s Children, one of science fiction and fantasy’s most beloved novelists, Anne McCaffrey, continues the story of psychic Talent begun with The Rowan and Damia. The Rowan’s next generation of passionate and talented descendants prepare to defend their worlds against an alien attack of mysterious origin. Damia had deflected a previous attack on the human worlds and sent the aliens into deep space. Hungry for more living space, they return with plans to dominate, armed with knowledge of the psychic defense they can expect from humanity. However, as it has been learned that Talent can be both bred and taught, the combined abilities of Damia’s Children make them an even greater power than Damia or her mother. Each child has a special Talent that together makes them the most powerful Gwyn Raven force yet to come. United they will confront the attackers face to face.

Lyon’s Pride

The beautiful woman called The Rowan was the most powerful telepath on all the planets of the Alliance until the birth of her daughter, Damia. Damia and her husband, Afra Lyon, were the most extraordinary team of telepaths the Alliance had ever seen until the powers of their children began to emerge.

Now the combined power of all these generations, especially the unique abilities of the younger Lyon clan, is needed to face once and for all the threat of the alien Hivers. The human worlds see themselves as peaceful, and traditionally they have used deadly force only in self defense, but now the time has come to take the battle with the Hivers out into space. A fleet of starships, with the powerful Lyon clan as its leaders, is sent into Hiver territory. Their mission: seek and destroy the Hiver threat that is lurking at the edges of known space.

The Tower and the Hive

The long awaited final volume in the New York Times bestselling Rowan saga. For generations, the descendents of the powerful telepath known as the Rowan have used their various Talents to help mankind some are powerful telepaths, others can teleport through space, others are empathic healers. The clan has grown powerful. They have led Earth to ally itself with the alien Mrdini, and together the two races have held back the predatory Hivers, a deadly insectoid species that kills all life it finds. Like all powerful families, the Rowan clan has also made enemies. There are those who say the treaties with the Mrdini gave away too much especially, that the Mrdini get more than their fair share of new living space as habitable planets are discovered that the Hivers should have been exterminated by now, and that far too much power is concentrated in one family. The clan has two goals to keep the peace: to help the Mrdini control population growth, so that newly discovered planets are distributed more evenly, and to put a final halt to Hiver advances. They are confident of success if they can survive sabotage and assassination attempts aimed at destroying all they have worked for. ‘McCaffrey continues to hone and extend this universe, which has become more convincing with each novel.’ Booklist

Changelings

With three acclaimed novels Powers That Be, Power Lines, and Power Play bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough launched a vibrant new science fiction saga that told the story of a sentient planet, Petaybee, and the humans who fought to protect it from the rapacious designs of an all powerful interstellar corporation determined to exploit the icy world’s natural resources. Led by Yana Maddock and Sean Shongili, Petaybee s protectors prevailed. But now Petaybee is changing in mysterious, unprecedented ways, and the return of off world scientists threatens the amazing planet and its equally amazing inhabitants with new dangers. ChangelingsThey are Ronan Born for Water Shongili and Murel Monster Slayer Shongili. Twin brother and sister. Children of Yana and Sean. Children of Petaybee. As such, theirs is a destiny deeply intertwined with the sentient planet that is their home. For Ronan and Murel are more than human. Like their father, each can transform into a seal and converse telepathically with the planet s creatures such as the friendly otter whose life they save one day from a pack of ravenous wolves. But the twins bravery has unforeseen results when a visiting scientist witnesses their startling metamorphosis and becomes obsessed with their capture. To protect their children, Sean and Yana send them to stay with a powerful family friend on an orbiting space station. But no one realizes that Ronan and Murel hunger to discover the origins of their shape shifting talent and that their search for knowledge will place them squarely in the path of peril. Meanwhile, Petaybee is changing and much faster than an ordinary planet s natural evolution. It appears that portions of the sea are heating up and a landmass is suddenly rising from the depths. To investigate the startling occurrence, Sean heads out to the open water in his seal form. But the newly unstable region holds untold mysteries and the potential for disaster. From the Hardcover edition.

Maelstrom

In Changelings, bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough returned to the sentient planet Petaybee with a story of growth and transformation in the face of deadly new threats. The telepathic, shapeshifting twins Murel and Ronan found that Petaybee had plans for them as well. Now those plans begin to bear fruit with fresh possibilities…
and dangers. MaelstromNow that Petaybee is forming a new equatorial island, the planet has agreed to harbor a group of new refugees, workers indentured to the powerful InterGal Corporation. But the mission to collect the immigrants becomes a rescue operation when it is revealed that InterGal is doing nothing to help these survivors of a world devastated by a meteor shower. Murel and Ronan set out to persuade the frightened refugees to come out of hiding, leave their world, and bring along their sacred totem animals, the gifted sea turtles called the Honus. But the twins discover that they ve taken on more than they expected: The Honus are not the only animals sacred to the refugees. There are also the Manos, intelligent sharks who have lost none of their predatory habits and who cannot be left behind to die. When the Manos are released into Petaybee’s waters, a tragic misunderstanding endangers the whole resettlement operation. At the same time, the mysterious sea otters who once rescued the twins father are suddenly revealed to be much more than they appear to be. Now it is up to Ronan and Murel, with the intrepid assistance of their river otter friend Sky, to smooth the waters before a Maelstrom of revenge destroys Petaybee s harmonious way of life. But even as the twins uncover startling new facts about Petaybee s past that will change everything they thought they knew about the planet, the forces of InterGal are gathering, preparing to strike…
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Deluge

When two award winning science fiction masters like Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough collaborate, the results are astonishing. Their master creation is Petaybee, a sentient planet able to guide its own evolution and, with some help from its loyal inhabitants, defend itself against predation by offworlders. Now, at last, McCaffrey and Scarborough return to Petaybee for the thrilling conclusion of the Twins of Petaybee trilogy, the sixth novel of the amazing self aware world.

Deluge

InterGal Corporation has long desired to exploit the resource rich Petaybee. But the planet and its guardians, led by Yana Maddock and Sean Shongili, along with their twin children, Ronan and Murel, have successfully thwarted every attempt by the Corporation to impose its iron fisted dominion.

Until now.

In a bold two pronged assault, the predacious Corporation has arrested Petaybee’s leading off world champion, Marmion de Revers Algemeine, on trumped up charges, while InterGal s military arm has dispatched an invading force to subdue the planet once and for all. Marmion has allies within the Corporation who can halt the invasion. but if they cannot be found quickly, it will be too late for Marmion…
and Petaybee.

While their parents work to foil the invasion of their world, Ronan and Murel are captured and sent to a desolate prison world where an old enemy, Dr. Mabo, waits to continue her cruel experiments on the shape changing siblings. The twins only hope of escape lies in the uncharted seas of the prison planet. But in the murky depths, something else is waiting…
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The Kilternan Legacy

Irene Teasey came to Ireland to claim an unexpected interitance from an aunt she had never met…
a legacy of land, a sprawling house, cottages with tenants, and even a horse…
more than she had dared hope for. Enough to make her independent of her former husband. Enough to start a new life. Together with her children, Simon and Sara, she will find more than escape from an abusive relationship. She will find loyal friends, her extended Irish family…
and a new love in this beautiful, ancient land.

Restoree

Sara had been torn from Earth by a nameless black force and taken to Lothar where she was forced to care for a strange man, who she discovered was the Regent. She escaped in panic, and become a fugitive in a world of multiple evils…
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The Mark of Merlin

Carla Murdoch had learned what it was to be alone, growing up on different army posts. But now her loneliness is terrible for her officer father met a mysterious death on a foreign battlefield, and Carla has been sent to live in her new guardian’s New England mansion…
a remote, snowbound place where she finds she isn’t really wanted. Together with her dog, Merlin, Carla must make a new start and face demons within and without for her father’s killer is now on her trail, too! A thrilling novel of romantic suspense by one of the world’s favorite storytellers.

Stitch in Snow

On a United States tour to promote her books, children’s book author Dana Jane Lovell finds herself attracted to Dan Lowell, a fellow traveller stranded in a Denver blizzard, who is abruptly arrested for the brutal murder of his ex wife.

The Year of the Lucy

‘An excellent book about life, love, loyalty and the balance many women must strike between home and work’. Pittsburgh Press.

The Lady

They are the Caradynes, who for over 200 years have bred and trained horses of the finest caliber on Coernanagh. But all is not idyllic at hearth and home. Catriona, the youngest child, longs to ride her family’s big jumpers and show horses. Her father Michael, recognizes her gift, but her mother hates the very idea. All is in a stalemate until Lady Selina Healy enters their lives, and provides for Catriona and her father a stunning example of how the reins of power can be held by a glorious, fearless woman.

An Exchange Of Gifts

When Meanne, a princess of the realm, runs away from her father’s castle and an unwanted suitor, little does she realize the hardships and difficulties that lie ahead of her. Loneliness is the worst part until she finds a fellow refugee, a boy named Wisp. Together they must make new lives for themselves. Yet they both have secrets hidden pasts and magical powers that can tear them apart!

No One Noticed the Cat

After the death of wise old Mangan, the Regent of Esphania, many of the regent’s skills and qualities seem to have been transferred to his beautiful and intelligent cat, Niffy, who at once attaches herself to the new ruler, Prince Jamas. When the king of a neighboring kingdom seems keen to forge an alliance with Jamas by allowing the prince to marry his niece, the real danger is Yasmin, the wicked queen wife, who poisons everyone she dislikes or suspects of interfering with her ambitions. Niffy must guide Jamas through a thicket of difficulties to save the Prince Jamas from a horrible fate!

If Wishes Were Horses

Young Tizra and her twin brother Tracell find their world abruptly changed when their father is unexpectedly called to fight in a war which promises to last much longer than the usual three day skirmish. Their mother the village healer enlists her children to assist her in caring for the many refugees left wounded and homeless by the conflict. Inspired by her mother, Tizra learns never to surrender hope even in a time of fear and uncertainty.

Black Horses for the King

This fast moving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffrey traces the beginnings of the British cavalry, as recounted by a boy growing up in exciting and perilous times.

After his father’s death, young Galwyn Varianus is apprenticed to his uncle, who puts the boy to work on the high seas. But horses, not ships, are Galwyn s passion. Luckily, a passenger aboard, Lord Artos later to rule as the legendary King Arthur, is bound for the great horse fair at Septimania. Risking his life, Galwyn abandons his uncle to serve the gallant leader. Galywn s calming way with horses quickly impresses Lord Artos and his men. But what no one expects is how crucial Galwyn will be to their upcoming battles as he masters the secrets of the iron shoes that will protect the exotic horses delicate hooves…
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A Time When

Follows Jaxom and his white dragon, Ruth, through their efforts to recover the stolen Queen egg.

Get Off the Unicorn

Open these pages and discover 14 remarkable stories of fantasy by a grand master of the genre. A wonderful writer, as well as successful and beloved by fans across the world, Anne McCaffrey has created an exciting collection of telepaths, secret gifts, dangerous missions, dragonriders, and more.

The Girl Who Heard Dragons

Anne McCaffrey’s dragons are the stuff of which SF/fantasy legends are made. All of her dragon books for many years have been national bestsellers. She is one of the most popular writers ever in fantasy and science fiction. The Girl Who Heard Dragons is a feast for McCaffrey fans and for all readers a big, satisfying compilation of her fiction never before collected in book form. Best of all, it opens with an original short novel of Pern, ‘The Girl Who Heard Dragons.’ In addition, the book contains 24 beautiful black and white drawings by award winning artist Michael Whelan. Romance, humor, colorful description and affecting characters are Anne McCaffrey’s hallmarks and the fifteen stories herein have these virtues in abundance. No wonder the Chicago Sun Times described her as a ‘master of the well told tale.”The Girl Who Heard Dragons‘ is the story of Aramina, a teenage girl of Pern who hears dragons a skill which does not seem likely to help solve her family’s problems. They are ‘holdless,’ and must constantly roam the land, trying to hide from bandits. Aramina’s mother fears losing her daughter completely to the life of a dragonrider, but McCaffrey has another fate in mind for her young hero*ine. The fourteen other stories all just as good are:Velvet Fields Euterpe on a Fling Duty Calls A Sleeping Humpty Dumpty Beauty The Mandalay CureA Flock of Geese The Greatest Love A Quiet One If Madam Likes You…
Zulei, Grace, Nimshi and the DamnyankeeCinderella Switch Habit Is an Old Horse Lady in WaitingThe Bones Do Lie

Cooking Out Of This World

Anne McCaffrey’s cookbook, featuring real you can cook them recipes created by science fiction and fantasy writers such as Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Avram Davidson and of course Anne McCaffrey herself. Mixed in with the recipes are stories and anecdotes about how they were created some longer than the recipes!

The Atlas of Pern

Rear cover notes: ‘Pern, where firebreathing dragons and their human riders join to fight the threads that threaten to destroy all life! Here’s the perfect companion and guide for Anne McCaffrey’s beloved stories of the Dragonriders of Pern. Karen Wynn Fonstad brings out every detail of the world and history of Pern in fascinating graphics and lucent text. Tour the land whose very existence depends on the dragons and their riders! Detailed two color maps showing every place and feature yet discovered on Pern; Follow F’lar’s research as he learns how to predict Threadfall! Charts tracking the fall of Thread, the deadly spores that periodically ravage Pern; See the hatchling grounds where Jaxom impressed the white dragon Ruth! Schematics of the great Weyrs the homes of the telepathic dragons and their riders; Visit Ruatha Hold where F’lar found Lessa, his future weyrwoman! Plans of the Holds, where most of the people of Pern live and work; And lots more covering all the books in the great series! The Atlas of Pern provides a spellbinding tour of the world where the harassed settlers from Earth fight to ovecome seemingly impossible odds and to carve out a new life for themselves and the future.’

A Diversity of Dragons

Finally…
She’s written The Book on Dragons. Anne McCaffrey is as renowned for her knowledge of dragons as she is for her New York Times bestselling novels. In this beautifully designed hardcover, McCaffrey focuses her attention on the fantastical creature’s existence throughout history. Her words are complemented by the stunning color portraits by John Howe, noted for his success with several J.R.R. Tolkien calendars and maps. Engagingly conceived, McCaffrey’s story is a moderndaydragon fantasy, colored with excerpts of some of the most thrilling scenes taken from classic dragon tales and accompanied by John Howe’s magnificent art. Dragons from the time of the Bible and the Babylonians, the Arthurian Era and the Chinese Dynasties, to the current dragons invented by Robin McKinley, Gordon R. Dickson, Melanie Rown, and McCaffrey herself are all fully explored and rendered in glorious detail. At once a thrilling history, a charming fantasy, and a tantalizing art book, A Diversity of Dragons is sure to find a place beside Anne McCaffrey’s other bestsellers.

Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey

What do the world’s most imaginative minds feast upon? Spiderfish Stew…
Shrimp Anarchy…
Surrealistic Fudge…
Pa’s Peasant Soup…
and Marvelous Morphed Meat. How do the world’s great science fiction and fantasy authors feed themselves when they’re not whipping up tales of wonder? What did they eat before they were famous and what do they serve to their friends? Compiled and annotated by bestselling author Anne McCaffrey, SERVE IT FORTH is an unparalleled collection of recipes submitted by the writers themselves, so you can eat like Patricia Anthony The I’ve Been to Brazil I Know What Black Beans Are Dip, David Gerrold Death to the Enemies of the Revolution Chili, and Poul Anderson The Great Pumpkin. Each wonderful, dunce proof recipe is accompanied by personal notes from the author chefs, as they guide you into the preparation of such repasts as: Sherried Walnut Cake by Lois McMaster Bujold Pig by David Drake Comforting Clam Chowder by Peter S. Beagle Night of the Living Meatloaf by Allen Steele How and Why to Dress and Prepare Texas Armadillo by Ardath Mayhar Catfish and Red Meat Flavoring by Larry Niven And over 100 more! With additional dinner, dessert, and bread recipes by Joe Haldeman, Katherine Kurtz, Mercedes Lackey, John Brunner, Joan Vinge, M. K. Wren, and many more.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. III (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award-winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction–the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IV (By:,L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. V (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VI (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VII (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IX (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XI (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XII (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XIV (By:L. Ron Hubbard,Dave Wolverton)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XV (By:,L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents The Best of Writers of the Future (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

‘L. Ron Hubbard established the ‘Writers of the Future’ Contest in late 1983, offering new and aspiring writers a chance to have their works seen and read. Since that beginning, the imaginative works from these exceptionally talented new writers in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror have been published in one of the ‘L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future’ anthologies and have provided readers an escape to new worlds ever since. As was L. Ron Hubbard’s intention, many of these talents have gone on to become established writers. Now for the first time, sixteen creative stories from the first eight volumes that helped launch successful careers have been assembled, providing hours of reading entertainment your ticket to spellbinding adventures across the galaxy. The writers in this book include many you now know, who were in most cases first published in one of the earlier anthologies. These names include: James Alan Gardner, Karen Joy Fowler, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Robert Reed, Dean Wesley Smith, Ray Aldridge, Jamil Nasir, M. Shayne Bell, Jo Beverley, Leonard Carpenter, J.R. Dunn, Nancy Farmer, Astrid Julian, Michael H. Payne, Bruce Holland Rogers and Dave Wolverton. This first rate collection includes works from judges Anne McCaffrey, Frederick Pohl and Tim Powers, who if given the opportunity to enter this contest at the inception of their careers, would have done so with these well told tales. Also included are invaluable tips on writing from Frank Herbert and Algis Budrys. ‘Writers of the Future is a terrific program for new writers, and goodness knows, there are few enough of those. It has my heartiest support and unqualified recommendation.’ Terry Brooks ‘This contest has found some of the best new writers of the last decade.’ Kristine Kathryn Rusch ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XVI (By:,L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XVII (By:,L. Ron Hubbard)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XVIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Your ticket to genuinely exciting new universes! What would you do if…
by traveling to Mars you could achieve immortality? Suppose…
you have been hiding on a remote human colony on the rim of the solar system…
and you were found? Imagine if you will…
traveling in time and getting lost somewhere in the vast, open galaxy. From the far reaches of space and the limitless edges of the imagination come thirteen original stories, a wonderful mix of spellbinding tales by the best new writers of science fiction and fantasy all winners of the internationally acclaimed L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Here is a first rate collection of works and illustrations providing great entertainment and a chance to escape if only for a little while to other distant and different worlds. ‘This has become a major tributary to the new blood in fantastic fiction.’ Gregory Benford Selected by judges who rank among the most famous names in the field of writing: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Dave Wolverton. Illustrations selected by: Edd Cartier, Leo and Diane Dillon, H.R. van Dongen, Bob Eggleton, Will Eisner, Vincent Di Fate, Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Shun Kijima, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XIX (By:,L. Ron Hubbard)

For almost 15 years, this widely heralded, award winning anthology series has been propelling readers into realms beyond time and space, parallel worlds and alternate realities and place at the infinite edges of the imagination. The impetus for these startling voyages has come from the best new writers of speculative fiction the winners of the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future Contest.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XX (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

This historic 20th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology, the bestselling and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings you 15 exciting, strikingly original stories by the best new creative talent in speculative fiction, all winners of the Writers of the Future Contest that are guaranteed to ignite your imagination with strange new worlds, untraveled galaxies and bizarre dimensions and the mysteries of a universe of infinite size where somewhere out there, everything that is possible is real.

Created by L. Ron Hubbard out of his lifetime commitment to helping new writers and artists, and judged by Hall of Fame rosters of top professionals, the Writers of the Future anthology has provided a spectacular launching pad for fledgling writers who over the past two decades have gone on to publish more than 250 novels many of them international bestsellers and some 2,500 short stories and to help shape the field of contemporary speculative fiction and the literary future.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXI (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

The L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests discover and introduce the very best new talent in science fiction, fantasy and horror, with their entertaining and creative tales of worlds unknown, worlds to be and worlds only dreamed of, as selected by top professionals in these fields.

In the past twenty years, over 300 talented writers have been newly published many winners becoming the authors you now enjoy reading.

The volume contains the first works by authors who are sure to become equally well known over the years to come.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXII (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests discover and introduce the very best new talent in science fiction, fantasy and horror, with their entertaining and creative tales of worlds unknown, worlds to be and worlds only dreamed of, as selected by top professionals in these fields. In the past twenty two years, over 300 telented writers have been newly published many winners becoming the authors you now enjoy reading. This volume contains the first works by authors who are sure to become equally well known over the years to come.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXIII (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

The best new science fiction and fantasy short stories from up and coming writers and every story is illustrated by budding new artists all winners of the annual Illustrators of the Future Contest. Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. The elite character of the contest is evident from the roster of judges: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Algis Budrys, Orson Scott Card, Brian Herbert, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Eric Kotani, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg and K.D. Wentworth. In 1988, Mr. Hubbard’s vision inspired a contest for new and aspiring illustrators seeking to become speculative fiction artists. The list of judges for the illustrators’ contest is no less impressive than that of the writers’ contest and represents a virtual who’s who of the field including Frank Frazetta, Vincent DiFate, Bob Eggleton, Stephen Hickman and Stephen Youll. Since its inception, the contest has helped place more than two hundred and fifty novels and 2,500 short stories on bookshelves around the world. The Writers of the Future Award has also earned its place alongside the Hugo and Nebula awards in the triad of speculative fiction’s most prestigious acknowledgements of literary excellence.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXIV (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Enter 13 spectacular new worlds of imagination and the fantastic! The best new science fiction and fantasy of the year! 2008

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXV (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

Writers of the Future WOTF is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard characterized the contest as a way of ‘giving back’ to the field that had defined his professional writing life. The contest has no entry fee and is the highest paying contest for amateur science fiction and fantasy writers. Notable past winners of WOTF include Stephen Baxter, Karen Joy Fowler, James Alan Gardner, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jay Lake, Michael H. Payne, Patrick Rothfuss, Robert Reed, Dean Wesley Smith, Sean Williams, Dave Wolverton and David Zindell. The winning stories are published in the yearly anthology L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of Future. The contest enjoys a favorable reputation in the science fiction community,

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. XXVI (By:L. Ron Hubbard)

This book holds between its pages the best new science fiction and fantasy stories and illustrations of the year, discovered by the judges of the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests; a veritable who’s who in the field of speculative fiction writing and illustrating.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years (By:Kevin J. Anderson,L. Ron Hubbard)

Twenty five years ago, L. Ron Hubbard created and endowed the Writers of the Future Contest as a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged. Since that time, the Contest has been a phenomenal success, inspiring a generation of new writers who have now become some of the most recognized and influential voices in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. For the first time in history, this full color coffee table style art book, presents a retrospective of a quarter century of the Contest containing over 1,100 photographs. You will find the historical highlights, the famed week long intensive workshops, the guest speakers and presenters who have included astronauts, industry leaders, futurists, filmmakers, actors, recording artists, and other visionaries. Each year, the awards ceremony is a celebration of creativity and the arts.

Legends (By:Robert Silverberg)

Here they are, the writers and the worlds that have satisfied millions of readers. Each has returned to their compelling special places to tell a new tale that enriches and illuminates their most famous creations, in a big, lavish volume enhanced with color and illustrative materials. Many of the short novels take place at an earlier moment in the history of their worlds, and cast new light on the famous epics. Others fit into the already established patterns of their worlds, but happen offstage from the main action. All are essential reading to the millions of fans of these writers and worlds. Stephen King tells a tale of Roland, the Gunslinger, in The Little Sisters of Eluria Terry Pratchett relates an amusing incident in Discworld, in The Sea and Little Fishes Terry Goodkind tells of the origin of the Border between realms in the world of The Sword of Truth in Debt of Bones Orson Scott Card spins a yarn of Alvin and his apprentice in Grinning Man Robert Silverberg returns to Majipoor and to Lord Valentine’s astonishing life in The Seventh Shrine Ursula K. Le Guin, in a sequel to her famous books of Earthsea, portrays a woman who wants to learn magic in Dragonfly Tad Williams tells an enthralling story of a great and haunted castle in an age before Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn in The Burning Man George R.R. Martin sets his adventure of The Hedge Knight a generation before his epic A Song of Ice and Fire Anne McCaffrey returns once again to her world of romance and adventure to tell of a Runner of Pern Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Saga is the setting of the revenge of The Wood Boy Robert Jordan, in the final section in the book, New Spring, tells of the meeting of Lan and Moiraine and of the beginning of their search for a baby just born who must lead in the final battle

Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (By:Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Elizabeth Haydon)

Fantasy fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, his acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy fiction, the long awaited second volume is here. Legends II picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off. All of the bestselling writers represented in Legends II return to the special universe of the imagination that its author has made famous throughout the world. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new creations, these masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand alones perfect introductions to the work of their authors and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based. Beyond any doubt, Legends II is the fantasy event of the season. ROBIN HOBB returns to the Realm of the Elderlings with Homecoming, a powerful tale in which exiles sent to colonize the Cursed Shores find themselves sinking into an intoxicating but deadly dream…
or is it a memory?GEORGE R. R. MARTIN continues the adventures of Dunk, a young hedge knight, and his unusual squire, Egg, in The Sworn Sword, set a generation before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire. ORSON SCOTT CARD tells a tale of Alvin Maker and the mighty Mississippi, featuring a couple of ne er do wells named Jim Bowie and Abe Lincoln, in The Yazoo Queen. DIANE GABALDON turns to an important character from her Outlander saga Lord John Grey in Lord John and the Succubus, a supernatural thriller set in the early days of the Seven Years War. ROBERT SILVERBERG spins an enthralling tale of Majipoor’s early history and remote future as seen through the eyes of a dilettantish poet who discovers an unexpected destiny in The Book of Changes. TAD WILLIAMS explores the strange afterlife of Orlando Gardiner, from his Otherland saga, in The Happiest Dead Boy in the World. ANNE McCAFFREY shines a light into the most mysterious and wondrous of all places on Pern in the heartwarming Beyond Between. RAYMOND E. FEIST turns from the great battles of the Riftwar to the story of one soldier, a young man about to embark on the ride of his life, in The Messenger. ELIZABETH HAYDON tells of the destruction of Serendair and the fate of its last defenders in Threshold, set at the end of the Third Age of her Symphony of Ages series. NEIL GAIMAN gives us a glimpse into what befalls the man called Shadow after the events of his Hugo Award winning novel American Gods in The Monarch of the Glen. TERRY BROOKS adds an exciting epilogue to The Wishsong of Shannara in Indomitable, the tale of Jair Ohmsford s desperate quest to complete the destruction of the evil Ildatch…
armed only with the magic of illusion. From the Hardcover edition.

Legends 3 (By:Robert Silverberg)

Legends, the landmark series of unabridged fantasy audio, continues with this latest collection of the genre’s most popular authors, spinning all new adventures set in the fantastic worlds they created in their best selling series. In this astonishing third volume, Terry Goodkind’s Debt of Bones, tells of the origin of the border between the warring realms in his The Sword of Truth series. Ursula K. Le Guin, in a sequel to her famous books of Earthsea, portrays a woman who wants to learn the divine secrets of magic in Dragonfly. And Tad Williams tells a dark and enthralling tale of a great and haunted castle in an age before Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn in The Burning Man. The Legends series spans four audio volumes and includes unabridged short novels from the greatest living writers in all fantasy. Look for other Legends volumes with stories from: Stephen King, Robert Silverberg, Robert Jordan, Terry Pratchett, Orson Scott Card, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin and Raymond E. Feist. Terry Goodkind’s first novel, Wizard’s First Rule, established him immediately as a major voice on the epic fantasy scene. The Sword of Truth series includes Stone of Tears, Blood of the Fold, and most recently, Temple of the Winds. Ursula K. Le Guin’s award winning body of work features such acclaimed classics as The Left Hand of Darkness, The Lathe of Heaven, and The Dispossessed. Tad Williams’s Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy includes The Dragonbone Chair, Stone of Farewell, and To Green Angel Tower. Sam Tsoutsouvas performs Debt of Bones. Kathryn Walker performs Dragonfly. Frank Muller performs The Burning Man. Volume Four, coming in April 1999, includes Pern: Runner of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, performed by Kathryn Walker, The Riftwar Saga: The Wood Boy by George R.R. Martin, performed by Sam Tsoutsouvas and A Song of Ice and Fire: The Hedge Knight by Raymond E. Feist, performed by Frank Muller.

Continuum 2

Contains: ‘Stations of the Nightmare Part 2: The Startouched’ by Philip Jose Farmer; ‘Passing the Love of Women’ History of Rustum by Poul Anderson; ‘Caravans Unlimited: Stability’by Chad Oliver; ‘The Armageddon Tapes Tape II’ by Thomas N. Scortia; ‘Killashandra Crystal Singer’ by Anne McCaffrey; ‘The Death of Hyle’ by Gene Wolfe; ‘The Legend of Hombas’ Tales of a Darkening World by Edgar Pangborn; ‘The Fire Fountain’ The Night of the Storm by Gail Kimberly.

Once Upon a Time

Ten of the top writers of fantasy present their views of the ways and byways of fairyland:ISAAC ASIMOV A most unusual knight meets an even more unusual dragon. TERRY BROOKS A boy and an elf discover courage conquers more than monsters.C.J. CHERRYH Three wishes and the strangest love story ever told. LESTER DEL REY The little princess didn’t really believe in a fairy godmother. SUSAN DEXTER The hermit boy didn’t know that his pet fawn was a unicorn. WAYLAND DREW Each traveler claimed precedence until a stranger joined them. BARBARA HAMBLY Three strange children from a dragon’s lair were loved, until…
KATHERINE KURTZ A fairy learns of faith and love from a holy man. ANNE McCAFFREY Humans and the descendants of Pegasus seek to escape their prison. LAWRENCE WATT EVANS Killing a dragon is easy once one knows how.

The Ultimate Alien

In this strange and exciting collection, some of the best known authors of the fantastic explore the intricacies and speculations of human encounters with the other…
with aliens. From Robert Silverberg’s examination of interspecies marriage to Arthur C. Clarke’s classic tale of the exploration of Venus, from Mike Resnick and Nicholas A. DiChario’s hilarious look at an alien radio broadcast to Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s intense study of a woman taken over by a plant like creature here are spectacular stories transcending time and space.

Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear

A collection of humorous science fiction tales follows the adventures of brave heroes and leaders who are still under the thumb of mom, and includes contributions by Anne McCaffrey, Robert Asprin, Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye, and others.

Space Opera

Twenty original science fiction tales based on the theme of music by such authors as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, and Gene Wolfe include the story of a singer whose ear for music helps her fight crime.

Mothers and Daughters

Mothers and Daughters share a kinship so close that looking at each other is often like gazing into a mirror. Now famous mothers and their daughters merge their imaginations and talents and share the richness of the heart in this extraordinary short story collection that celebrates the joys of motherhood and family. Collaborating for the first time with their daughters on works of fiction, twelve of today’s most acclaimed female authors have crafted original short stories, punctuated by wit and wisdom, poignancy and humor, exclusively for this volume. Each story is accompanied by a personal introduction and a delightful family snapshot. The result is a heartwarming and intimate look at the powerful bond between Mothers and Daughters. Inspired by real life experiences, these twelve tales reveal the dynamics of family, the bonds of love, and the woman to woman heritage passed down from mother to daughter. A diagnosis of illness…
the unexpected impact of a lottery win…
a family shattered by divorce…
the hilarious pitchperfect exchange between teenager and her mom at the mall. Each story rings true, and vividly depicts the complex and enduring relationship between Mothers and Daughters. Wise and witty, poignant and profound, this unique anthology captures the love between these unforgettable women, whose voices touch our hearts and draw us closer. Mothers & Daughters: Celebrating the Gift of Love in 12 New Stories is a book to be cherished by Mothers and Daughters alike.

On Dragonwings

Perfect for diehard fans as well as readers discovering McCaffrey for the first time, this dazzling new volume features three classic novels from the early years of Pern Dragonsdawn, Dragonseye, and Moreta. The spectacular planet Pern seems a paradise to its new colonists until unimaginable terror turns it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores are falling like silver threads from the sky, destroying everyone and everything they touch. Pern is in mortal danger. The only thing that can stop the Thread is the fire from Pern’s flying dragons. Now, the colonists must join forces with the dragons to burn the Thread before the parasite devours any and all organic life and turns lush Pern into a barren wasteland. On Dragonwings traces the story of the early generations on Pern. From the colonists who first created the fire breathing dragons for protection, through the rise of the dragonriders, these three novels set readers on a daring quest to protect a beautiful and extraordinary planet.

Federations

Edited by John Joseph Adams, editor of Wastelands and The Living Dead. From Star Trek to Star Wars, from Dune to Foundation, science fiction has a rich history of exploring the idea of vast intergalactic societies, and the challenges facing those living in or trying to manage such societies. The stories in Federations will continue that tradition, and herein you will find a mix of all new, original fiction, alongside selected reprints from authors whose work exemplifies what interstellar SF is capable of, including Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Alastair Reynolds, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg and Harry Turtledove. Additional authors: Alan Dean Foster, Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, John C. Wright, Allen Steele, James Alan Gardner, Catherynne M. Valente

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