Anne McCaffrey

After ten long Turns, Lessa was ready to come out of hiding, to reclaim her birthright--and to Impress the young dragon queen and become Weyrwoman of Benden. Suddenly the deadly silver Threads once again threatened all Pern with destruction. But the mighty telepathic dragons that for centuries had defended Pern were now few in number, not nearly enough to protect the planet in its hour of greatest peril. Then Lessa hatched a daring and dangerous scheme...

On a small beleaguered planet patrolled by giant dragons, a tiny golden fire-lizard brings a searing threat greater than any Pern has ever met.

A novel that takes place before the Dragonriders of Pern series. This describes how the planet Pern was colonized & the origins of the deadly Threadfall.

Simeon was the "brain" running a peaceful space station--but when the invaders arrived, his only hope of protecting his crew was to become "the city who fought."

On the planet Pern, after her father forbids her to indulge in music in any way, fifteen-year-old Menolly runs away and takes shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.

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.

A band of renegades, led by Lady Thella, rose from the ranks of criminals and the disaffected and pursued Aramina, who had a telepathic link to the dragons, as their quarry. 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 last remaining firestone mine explodes in flames and a desperate race begins to find a new deposit fo the essential mineral, for without it there can be no defense against Thread.

As a deadly epidemic sweeps across the land of Pern, only Kindan, a young apprentice to the guild of musicians and teachers known as the Harpers, recognizes the imminent peril and must come up with a way to stop the illness from spreading.

Beginning with the classic Dragonrider 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...