But F’lar knew he had to find a better way to protect the peoples and lands of Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed any more dissent…ĭragonsong – All her life, Menolly has longed to learn the ancient secrets of the Harpers, the master musicians of Harper Hall. So the bold dragonriders took to the skies and their magnificent dragons swirled and swooped in space, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reached the ground. And the Queen was fading… leaving behind one last, huge, golden egg.ĭragonquest – Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. Only the gigantic, golden Queen could breed the new flights. But without the Queen, the dragons would become extinct. Chosen when the dragons were first hatched, they became soulmates for life with the huge, magnificent beasts they controlled, the only creatures who could defend the planet Pern from the blood-red star. You can also, of course, follow the publication order, or go for a more chronological order.ĭragonflight – The men who rode the dragons were a breed apart. → Buy from: Amazon, Book Depository, WorderyĪfter that, there is yet a lot of Pern books to discover, and you are invited to go on an adventure, following your reader’s heart and choose what piques your interest.

We begin by what I call ‘A sort of Essential Reading Order’, as a selection of Dragonriders of Pern books to read, mostly in publication order (with a few books not present) to discover and explore this universe. And if that’s not complicated enough, you also have time travel! Dragonriders of Pern, a sort of Essential Reading Order Books tend to overlap, with the same events told from different point-of-views. The publication order diverges from the chronological (or historical) order, as the adventure takes place in different periods of Pern’s history. Anne McCaffrey herself advises to read them in publication order, the way the books were written - always sound advice, whatever the series. It can be daunting to explore such a vast universe, and difficult to know where to start. Both Todd and his sister Gigi have the right to continue the cycle and maybe will conclude their mother’s last book one day.Īs of 2018, There are 25 Dragonrider of Pern novels and two collections of short stories. Anne McCaffrey died in 2011, leaving a book unfinished.

Dragonseye by anne mccaffrey