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Anne McCaffrey

Born

in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The United States

April 01, 1926

Died

November 21, 2011

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, Weyr Search, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, Dragonrider, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007. ...more

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A Letter from Rick

Dear Ms. McCaffrey:

For many years I have enjoyed your books. I have lived among the dragons and the crystal – both in my mind and in reality – though your worlds have ways of making this world more bearable. Through your books you have been an inspiration for my continued writing efforts. While my s.f. has had few sale, many of my other writings have. I know this is just another fan letter amo

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Anne McCaffrey’s books

Average rating: 4.11 · 1,192,442 ratings · 28,188 reviews · 573 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 138,309 ratings — published 1968 — 150 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 56,396 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 50,562 ratings — published 1971 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 48,221 ratings — published 1978 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 46,863 ratings — published 1977 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.22 avg rating — 40,270 ratings — published 1988 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragondrums (Harper Hall, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 36,736 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragonriders of Pern: Books 1-3 4.27 avg rating — 30,257 ratings — published 1988 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 28,951 ratings — published 1984 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Weyrs of Pern (Pern, #11) 4.22 avg rating — 26,224 ratings — published 1991 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dragonriders of Pern (3 books)
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Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven

11 votes, 37.9%

The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey

8 votes, 27.6%

Pilgrimage: The Book of the People by Zenna Henderson

5 votes, 17.2%

They Walked Like Men by Clifford D. Simak

4 votes, 13.8%

Treason by Orson Scott Card

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