Author: annemccaffrey
From the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Dragonriders of Pern series: After leaving an overpopulated planet, humans settle on Doona — not realizing it’s already inhabited by strange, cat-like creatures. But are they friend or foe?
Powered by a once-human brain, an intelligent spaceship goes on a breathtaking adventure through the cosmos! An unforgettable work of science fiction from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning creator of Dragonriders of Pern.
Menolly needs more than music’s power in the second book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series. In the world of Pern, Harpers are more powerful than kings, for the music they play can control the minds of others. For young Menolly, her dreams of becoming a Harper have nothing to do with power, but rather … but rather her love of music. Now she is finally living out her musical dreams as an apprentice Harper, but it’s turning out to be more challenging than she thought. Formerly…
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Dragonriders of Pern series: Taken from Earth to the planet Lothar, Sara becomes the caretaker for a man named Harlan. Sensing he’s in danger, she escapes with him — only to become entangled in a deadly plot that could destroy their world…
Meet telepaths, dragonriders, and others in this collection of unforgettable short stories from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Dragonriders of Pern! “McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants” (The Times).
Every two hundred years or so, shimmering Threads fall from space, raining death and black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleagured skies, flaming tongues of fire to destroy deadly Thread and save the Planet. But it was not Threadfall that made young Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. … music. Menolly had no choice but to run away. When, suddenly, she came upon a group of fire lizards, wild and smaller relatives of the fire-breathing dragons, she let her…
With nearly 4,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Damia Raven must use her formidable powers to protect the universe in this supernatural adventure with a sci-fi twist. From a New York Times bestselling author!
From “a master of the well-told tale” (Chicago Sun-Times): Dragonrider Lessa and her dragon companion will fight to protect Pern in this timeless, classic series opener from a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author! With over 54,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
From a New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award–winning author: In a world where those with extraordinary abilities are repressed, a seer and a telepath work to create a future free from fear — and stop a powerful force from claiming supremacy over humanity. With nearly 3,200 five-star Goodreads ratings.
From a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author: When Nimisha takes over her father’s famous shipyards, a sabotaged test flight strands her on a distant, deadly planet… “Few are better at mixing elements of high fantasy and hard science fiction” (The New York Times Book Review).