Anne McCaffrey

The Weyrs are full again, with old and new riders taking to the skies to fight Thread once again. But all is not well across Pern....

Parallel Earth, Resources Negligible, recommended for colonisation. Before Thread, Dragons and Holds the Yokohama, Bahrain and Buenos Airies, three mighty colony ships from earth, delivered nearly six thousand colonist to their green, beautiful new home.

The Dragons of Pern are the world's only defence against an ancient threat - Thread, an evil rain that devours everything it touches....

There has never been a dragon quite like Ruth....

As the Weyrs and Holds prepare for the first pass since the loss of Landing and the knowledge of their ancestors, one Lord Holder is refusing to co-operate - denying the existing in thread and damning his people to ignorance and, ultimately, death....

The rediscovery of AIVAS stunned the whole planet of PERN - it's announcement that it could eliminate thread for good would change the world forever.

Killashandra Ree has spent ten grueling years in musical training, anticipating interstellar celebrity as a vocal soloist. She is young, beautiful—and still without prospects. After learning that a flaw in her voice will prevent her from singing lead, she hears of the Heptite Guild....

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....

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....

Menolly has returned home and entered the Harper Hall....

The exhilarating adventures of Anne McCaffrey's bestselling Crystal Singer series continue with Killashandra, a story that mixes interplanetary political intrigue with passionate romance.

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

When the voice of Piemur, an apprentice at Harper Hall, changes, he has to leave the companionship of Master Shonagar behind. But his disappointment is soon replaced by a new challenge....

Leadership of these dragons and riders falls to Xhinna, female rider of a blue dragon, who must earn the respect of all who follow her....

Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. Then fate intervenes in the form of a virulent plague as fast-spreading as it is deadly....

Sassinak was 12 when the raiders came. That made her just the right age: old enough to be used, young enough to be broken. Or so the slavers thought. But Sassy turned out to be a little different from your typical slave girl. Maybe it was her unusual physical strength.

When humanity first arrived on PERN the hold of the Colony Ship Bahrain held twenty five dolphins who would be used to populate the seas of the new world. Generations later their descendants would prove vital to the world's survival.

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....

Like every other citizen of the Federation of Sentient Planets, Lunzie Mespil believed that no harm would come to her, but when the planet pirates attack the space liner on which she is a passenger, she might have to suffer more than just inconvenience....

Hypatia Cade—a headstrong, smart, and spunky 7-year-old girl—falls ill after contracting an alien virus that renders her a quadriplegic. Robbed of her mobility, Tia's only hope to be free of the prison of her body is to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, a brainship....