Anne McCaffrey
1) Dragonsong
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.
2) Dragonsinger
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong.
3) Dragondrums
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures.
4) Dragonflight
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 1
Language
English
Description
Volume I of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the groundbreaking series by master storyteller Anne McCaffrey
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat to Pern reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon...
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat to Pern reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
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Even though Lorana cured the plague that was killing the dragons of Pern, sacrificing her queen dragon in the process, the devastating disease has left too few dragons alive to fight the fall of deadly Thread. As morale at Telgar Weyr plunges in the wake of the widespread loss, and Weyrwoman Fiona and the harper Kindan struggle to keep hope from vanishing, a pregnant Lorana decides she must take...
Even though Lorana cured the plague that was killing the dragons of Pern, sacrificing her queen dragon in the process, the devastating disease has left too few dragons alive to fight the fall of deadly Thread. As morale at Telgar Weyr plunges in the wake of the widespread loss, and Weyrwoman Fiona and the harper Kindan struggle to keep hope from vanishing, a pregnant Lorana decides she must take...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
The spacefaring Barque Cats are valued members of every vessel’s crew, thanks to their special bond with humans. Then Pshaw-Ra, a mysterious cat with highly advanced knowledge, gives the felines the power of telepathy. When panic over a virulent plague drives the government to exterminate animals, Pshaw-Ra guides the cats and humans of the starship Ranzo to safety on his home planet, Mau. But Pshaw-Ra has a hidden agenda. His ultimate...
7) Dragonsdawn
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Formats
Description
The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists—until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly, deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything—and everyone—in their path. It began to look as if the colony, cut off from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, was doomed. Then some of the colonists noticed that the small, dragonlike lizards that inhabited
...8) Sky dragons
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Series
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English
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Xhinna, the first female Weyrleader, and her group of young dragonriders struggle to rebuild the decimated dragon population and protect the world from a deadly alien spore by collecting dragon eggs and protecting baby dragons from predators and saboteurs.
Author
Series
Barque cats volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young spacefarer Jubal and his telepathic cat Chester follow the enigmatic feline Pshaw-Ra on a journey to his cat-worshipping home planet, where the Barque Cats seek sanctuary.
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Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 14
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
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 colonization. Share the terror of the evacuation from the Southern Continent as a flotilla of ships - aided by intelligent, talking dolphins - braves the currents...
14) Acorna's people
Author
Series
Acorna series volume 3
Publisher
HarperPrism
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Filled with adventure and wonder, Acorna's Peoplecontinues the enthralling saga of Acorna, the beautiful, brave, and kindhearted creature known as the Unicorn Girl."Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!"
With the help of her "uncles" and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy her new home. The legendary resting place of the...
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 16
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
From Anne McCaffrey comes a collection of captivating short stories that focuses on everything from spaceship adventure and shifting time-storms to ghosts and romance. The title story, set in the world of the Dragonriders of Pern series, tells of Aramina, a teenage girl who hears dragons and is relentlessly pursued for her ability. Aramina's mother fears losing her daughter completely to the life of a dragonrider, but McCaffrey has another fate in...
Author
Series
Acorna's children volume 1
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Beloved by millions of readers, Anne McCaffrey is one of science fiction's favorite authors. Writing with award-winning author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, she has created the bestselling Acorna series focusing on the adventures of the brave unicorn girl.
Now the exciting saga of the next generation begins.
First WarningKhorii, daughter of the near-mythic Acorna and her lifemate, Aari, must contend with an overwhelming legacy to forge a path of her...
Author
Publisher
ROC/Penguin
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
After the death of wise old Mangan, the Regent of Esphania, many of the regent's skills and qualities seem to have been transferred to his beautiful and intelligent cat, Niffy, who at once attaches herself to the new ruler, Prince Jamas. When the king of a neighboring kingdom seems keen to forge an alliance with Jamas by allowing the prince to marry his niece, the real danger is Yasmin, the wicked queen wife, who poisons everyone she dislikes or suspects...
18) Dragonquest
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1979, c1971
Language
English
Description
It has been seven years since Lessa's heroic journey through time to bring the five lost Weyrs of Dragonriders into Pern's future to save their world. Now, the deadly silver Threads are falling again. F'lar, the Weyrleader at Benden Weyr, knows he must find a better way to protect his beloved Pern. F'lar's brother, F'nor, and his brown dragon, Canth, hatch a bold plan to destroy the alien scourge at its source-the baleful Red Star that fills the heavens...
19) Power lines
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
On icy Petaybee, the planet itself seems to be orchestrating its own evolution, but the planet is also rich in resources, and a ruthless company is poised to take advantage. Yana, an ex-company soldier with strong ties to the planet, tries to intervene. She and her friends must find a way to prove that Petaybee is more valuable to the company alive than dead.
20) Acorna's world
Author
Series
Acorna series volume 4
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Acorna, the "unicorn girl" has made peace with her Linyaari past, and aboard the interplanetary salvage vessel Condor she is finally free. But dread overtakes her when a distress signal summons Acorna and her companions to a nearby planet. For among the myraid wonders of this world of sentient plants and intoxicating perfumes are unmistakable signs that everythng Acorna holds dear is in peril. A promise of world-shattering devastation is in the celestial...