Anne McCaffrey

The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists - until unimaginable terror turned it into hell....

For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land....

For an overpopulated Earth, whose resources are strained to the breaking point, there is only one place to look for relief: straight up....

"Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again....

Though born mute, Pellar is a gifted tracker....

Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the daring and adventurous young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth....

Thread: deadly silver strands that fall from the sky like rain, devouring every organic thing in their path - animals, plants, and people alike....

For generations, the descendants of the powerful telepath known as the Rowan have used their various talents to help mankind....

It’s a plan fraught with risk. Attempting time travel means tampering with the natural laws of the universe, which could drastically alter history - and destiny - forever....

An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs of Pern. Then, without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill....

The kinetically gifted, trained in mind/machine gestalt, are the most valued citizens of the Nine Star League....

Now that Pern can look forward to a future without the threat of Threadfall, the people are free to leave their protective stone holds and spread across more of the planet....

Young Kindan has no expectations other than joining his father in the mines of Camp Natalon, a coal mining settlement....

On the beautiful planet Pern, colonized for centuries, Land Holders and Craftsmen have traditionally tithed food and supplies to the dragonweyrs to which they are bound....

Damia had deflected a previous attack on the human worlds and sent the aliens into deep space....

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....

The Rowan was one of the greatest telepaths ever born, treasured by the people she saved from alien invasion....

Journey to the wonder-filled world of Pern in the first volume of Anne McCaffrey's best-selling Harper Hall Trilogy. Dragonsong is the spellbinding tale of Menolly of Half Circle Hold, a brave young girl who flees her seaside village and discovers the legendary fire lizards of Pern. All her life...

These are the first five episodes of Anne McCaffrey's fascinating saga of Pern — in which listeners learn about the earliest days of Pernese history. Beginning with the very first ever Dragonriders of Pern adventure, join the original survey team as they explore Pern and recommend it for...

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....