Anne McCafferty is no ones fool, but she was born on April 1, 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 1:30 p.m., in the hour of the Sheep, year of the Fire Tiger, sun sign Aries with Taurus rising and Leo mid-heaven (which seems to suggest an early interest in the stars).
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She describes herself; "I have green eyes, silver hair and freckles---the rest changes without notice." I love that about her.
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She is the author of numerous science fiction books including the Dragon Riders of Pern (which I love).
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Pern: The Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonflight , Rapp & Whiting 1969
The White Dragon , Ballantine (Reissue) 1981
Dragonquest , Corgi Adult 1982Pern: The Harper Hall Trilogy
Dragonsong , Atheneum (1st Edition) 1976
Dragonsinger , Atheneum 1977
Dragondrums , Atheneum (1st Edition) 1979
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern , Del Rey (Reprint) 1984
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall , Ballentine Books 1985
Nerilka's Story , Ballentine Books 1986
Dragonsdawn , Ultramarine Publishing Co. 1988
The Renegades of Pern , Ultramarine 1989
All The Weyrs Of Pern , DelRey 1991
The Dolphins of Pern , Del Rey 1994
Dragonseye , Del Rey (1st Edition) 1997
The Masterharper of Pern , Del Rey (1st Edition) 1998
The Skies of Pern , Ballantine 2001
Dragon's Kin , with Todd J. McCaffrey, Ballantine 2003
Other Annie McCaffety favorites include;
Acorna Series
(I also have them, a real good read)(Also with Margaret Ball, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and various other authors)
Acorna's People , with Elizabeth A. Scarborough, Eos 1997
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl , with Margaret Ball, Eos 1997
The Unicorn Girl: The Illustrated Adventures , with Stories by Mickey Zucker Reichert, Jody Lynn Nye, Roman Ranieri, Eos (Illustrate Edition) 1997
Acorna's Quest , with Margaret Ball, Eos 1998
Acorna's World , with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Sagebrush 1999
Acorna's Search , with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Turtleback 2002
Acorna's Rebels , with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Eos (1st Edition) 2003
Acorna's Triumph , with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Eos 2004
Anthologies
Get Off The Unicorn , Severn House Publishers 1982
The Girl Who Heard Dragons , Cheap Street 1985
Alchemy & Academe , Del Rey (Reissue) 1987
A Gift of Dragons , Random House 2002
Serve it Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey , with Edited with John Gregory Betancourt, Wildside Press 2004
Brain & Brawn Ship Series
(also with Margaret Ball, Mercedes Lackey, S.M. Stirling, and Jody Lynn Nye)
The Ship Who Sang , Walker 1969
Partnership , with Margaret Ball, Baen (Reissue) 1992
The Ship Who Searched , with Mercedes Lackey, Baen (Reissue) 1992
The City Who Fought , with S.M. Stirling, Baen 1993
The Ship Who Won , with Jody Lynn Nye, Baen 1994
The Ship Avenged , with S.M. Stirling, Baen 1997
Brain and Brawn Compilations
Brain Ships , with Mercedes Lackey and Margaret Ball, Baen 2003
The Ship Who Saved the Worlds , with Jody Lynn Nye, Baen 2003
The City and the Ship , with S.M. Stirling, Baen 2004
Crystal Singer Series
Crystal Singer , Del Rey (1st Edition) 1982
Killashandra , Ultramarine 1985
Crystal Line , Del Rey (1st Edition) 1992Dinosaur Planet
CompilationsDinosaur Planet Series
(With Jody Lynn Nye and Elizabeth Moon)
Dinosaur Planet Survivors , Del Rey (Reissue) 1984
Dinosaur Planet , Del Rey (Reissue) 1984
Sassinak , with Elizabeth Moon, Baen 1990
The Death of Sleep , with Jody Lynn Nye, Baen (Reprint) 1990
Generation Warriors , with Elizabeth Moon, Baen (Reissue) 1991
The Planet Pirates , with Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye, Audio Literature 1995
The Mystery of Ireta , Del Rey 2003
Doona Compilations
Doona , with Jody Lynn Nye, Ace Trade 2004Doona Series(Also with Jody Lynn Nye)
Decision at Doona , Corgi Adult 1971
Crisis On Doona , with Jody Lynn Nye, Time Warner Books Uk 1993
Treaty at Doona (Originally Treaty Planet) , with Jody Lynn Nye, Ace 1994
Freedom Series
Freedom's Landing , Bookcassette 1995
Freedom's Choice, aka Catteni's Choice , Bookcassette 1997
Freedom's Challenge , Bookcassette Sales 1998
Freedom's Ransom , Bantam Press 2002
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Phew, and this isn't even the entire list.
This lady can write.
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She has turned over her Pern universe to her son Tod McCafferty. "After all," she says, "he has grown up with them."
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I have read the first installment Dragons Kin, and he does a surberb job of bring his mother's world and now his world to life.
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If you have never read one of her books--what are you waiting for! Look them up on e-bay, or Amazon, or Barn and nobles.
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I included at the top title a link to her personal website.
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