Chronological list of Pern books

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The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive fantasy/science fiction series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey, with additional volumes written by or in conjunction with her son, Todd J. McCaffrey.

This article lists the McCaffreys' Pern novels and stories in chronological order, which is very different than the order in which they were written and published.

Contents 1 First Pass 2 First Interval 3 End of First Interval/Second Pass 4 Second Interval/Third Pass 5 Sixth Pass 6 Eighth Interval 7 Ninth Pass

[edit] First Pass

• The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993, anthology)
  • The Survey: P.E.R.N

• Dragonsdawn (1988)

• The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993, anthology)
  • The Dolphins' Bell
  • The Ford of Red Hanrahan
  • The Second Weyr
  • Rescue Run

[edit] First Interval

• Dragonsblood (2005, by Todd McCaffrey) (some events)

[edit] End of First Interval/Second Pass

• Red Star Rising (1996) (called Dragonseye for US release)

[edit] Second Interval/Third Pass

• Dragon's Kin (2004, with Todd McCaffrey)
• Dragon's Fire (2006, with Todd McCaffrey)
• Dragon Harper (2007, with Todd McCaffrey)
• Dragonsblood (2005, by Todd McCaffrey) (majority of events)

[edit] Sixth Pass

• Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983)
• Nerilka's Story (1986)
• "Beyond Between"

[edit] Eighth Interval

• The MasterHarper of Pern (1998)
• Runner of Pern (1998)

[edit] Ninth Pass

• Dragonflight (1968, first novel written)
• Dragonquest (1970)
• "The Littlest Dragonboy"
• Dragonsong (1976)
• Dragonsinger (1977)
• Dragondrums (1979)
• The White Dragon (1978)
• "The Girl Who Heard Dragons"
• Renegades of Pern (1989)
• All the Weyrs of Pern (1991)
• The Dolphins of Pern (1994)
• The Skies of Pern (2001)

The time period of the short story "Ever the Twain" from the anthology A Gift of Dragons is unclear.

This chronology is by necessity inexact, as some works overlap in time, while others depict the same events from different characters' perspective. For instance, Moreta and Nerilka's Story cover the same events, although the much shorter Nerilka's Story depicts some events after the earlier novel's ending.

v • d • e Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey The Dragonriders of Pern trilogy Dragonflight | Dragonquest | The White Dragon The Harper Hall trilogy Dragonsong | Dragonsinger | Dragondrums Other novels Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern | Nerilka's Story | Dragonsdawn | Renegades of Pern | All the Weyrs of Pern The Dolphins of Pern | Dragonseye | The Masterharper of Pern | The Skies of Pern | After the Fall Short Story Collections The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall | A Gift of Dragons Novels with Todd McCaffrey Dragon's Kin | Dragon's Fire | Dragon Harper Novels by Todd McCaffrey Dragonsblood Companion books Atlas of Pern by Karen Wynn Fonstad | People of Pern by Robin Wood and Anne McCaffrey | Dragonlover's Guide to Pern by Jody Lynn Nye and Anne McCaffrey Key Characters Lord Fax | F'lar | F'nor | Jaxom | Kylara | Lessa | Moreta | Ramoth | Character List