McCaffrey, Anne and Todd McCaffrey

Pern Books – Published Order (ish)

• Dragonflight (minireview) ::  1968
• Dragonquest  ::  1971
• Dragonsong  (second review) :: 1976
• Dragonsinger  (second review)  :: 1977
• The White Dragon  :: 1978
• Dragondrums (second review):: 1979
• Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern :: 1983
• Nerilka’s Story :: 1986
• Dragonsdawn :: 1988
• The Renegades of Pern :: 1989
• All the Weyrs of Pern ::  1991
• The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall :: 1993
• The Dolphins of Pern :: 1994
• Dragonseye :: 1997 (aka Red Star Rising)
• The MasterHarper of Pern :: 1999
• The Skies of Pern ::  2001
• A Gift of Dragons ::  2002
• Dragon’s Kin :: 2003 (with Todd McCaffrey)
• Dragonsblood :: 2005 (by Todd McCaffrey)
• Dragon’s Fire ::  2006 (with Todd McCaffrey)
• Dragon Harper ::  2007 (with Todd McCaffrey)

 

For those interested, here is a great website that shows the books in a sort of timeline.

Personal Recommended Order

I’m hoping to reread these books someday in a somewhat-chronological order, but definitely recommend published order first.  Just for my future reference, I think it would be fun to read these books in this order next time*:

• Dragonsdawn
• The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
• “Ever the Twain” from A Gift of Dragons
• Dragonseye
• Dragon’s Kin
• Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
• Nerilka’s Story
• “Runner of Pern” from A Gift of Dragons
• The MasterHarper of Pern
• Dragonflight
• “The Smallest Dragonboy” from A Gift of Dragons
• Dragonquest
• Dragonsong
• Dragonsinger
• Dragondrums
• The White Dragon
• The Renegades of Pern
• “The Girl Who Heard Dragons” from A Gift of Dragons
• All the Weyrs of Pern
• The Dolphins of Pern
• The Skies of Pern

*not all books are included on this list, as I don’t really desire to read Dragon’s Fire, Dragonsblood, or Dragon Harper again.