Todd McCaffrey
1) Dragonsblood
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Dragonriders of Pern volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 21
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With the dragons of Pern dying and the only person who can save them long dead, the grieving dragonriders find clues in the lyrics of an ancient ballad to long-forgotten knowledge and secrets hidden somewhere in Benden Weyr.
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Dragonriders of Pern volume 27
Pub. Date
2008
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Todd McCaffrey’s first solo novel in the classic Dragonriders of Pern series, Dragonsblood, was hailed by critics and embraced by the countless devoted readers of the landmark science fiction saga created by his mother, Anne McCaffrey. Now the chronicles of Pern take another captivating turn as the embattled planet, the brave pioneers who call it home, and the magnificent flame-breathing creatures who fly high to protect it confront a dire new...
5) Dragon's kin
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
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Beginning with the classic Dragonrider of Pern, Anne McCaffrey has created a complex, endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons. Millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering wings of Anne's imagination, following book by book the evolution of one of science fiction's most beloved and honored series. Now, for the first time, Anne has invited another writer to join her in the skies of Pern, a writer with an...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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As a deadly epidemic sweeps across the land of Pern, only Kindan, a young apprentice to the guild of musicians and teachers known as the Harpers, recognizes the imminent peril and must come up with a way to stop the illness from spreading.
7) Dragongirl
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 24
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Young Fiona, rider of the gold queen Talenth, has returned from the past, where she and a group of dragons and riders fled so that the wounded could heal from their previous battles with Thread and the younger dragons could safely grow to fighting age. Gone only three days, yet aged more than three years, Fiona is no longer a child but a woman prepared to fight against the Thread that threatens to destroy her world. Fiona's life takes a pivotal turn...
8) Dragonheart
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 28
Description
The dragons of Pern are dying...and the only person who can save them has been dead for over 400 Turns. This fantasy is written by Anne McCaffrey's son, Todd, heir to the literary world of Pern.
9) Dragonholder
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Pub. Date
1999
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The son of the acclaimed science fiction/fantasy writer Anne McCaffrey offers an insider's view into the imagination that created the Dragonrider epic.
10) Dragon's Fire
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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Pellar is an orphan taken in by Masterharper Zist. Though born mute, Pellar is a gifted tracker, and when Zist sets off to take over as haarper for Natalon's coal-mining camp, Pellar--along with his fire-lizard, Chitter--joins him on a secret mission of his own: to find out if reported thefts of coal are the work of the Shunned, criminals condemned to a life of wandering and hardship.
11) Sky dragons
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Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 30
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
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.
12) Dragon's time
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Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 29
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Weyrwoman Fiona struggles to keep her surviving Weyr in fighting shape while Lorana plans a complicated time-travel journey to save their world.
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Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 25
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Description
The McCaffreys' second fire-breathing collaboration (after 2003's Dragon's Kin) again proves why these fabled dragons still cast a spell. Pellar, a mute Apprentice Harper; Halla, a homeless girl; and Cristov, a miner's son, learn invaluable life lessons as the planet Pern prepares for the return of the deadly Red Star and its annihilating "Thread," which can only be destroyed by firestone-fueled dragonfire. But mining firestone is dangerous work,...
Pub. Date
2013
Description
"Science fiction Grand Master Anne McCaffrey and her work, particularly her Dragonriders of Pern series, are beloved by generations of readers. She was one of the first science fiction writers to appear on the New York Times bestseller list, the first woman to win the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and an inductee to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Her death in November 2011 was met with an outpouring of grief and memories from those whose lives her stories...
16) Dragon's kin
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Pub. Date
2003
Description
The dragonriders explore the capabilities of the dragons' distant cousins, the watch-whers, a discovery that enables them to save more lives in their ongoing fight with Thread.
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Writers of the future volume 39
Pub. Date
2017
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<p><b>"Hot new talent."</b> —<i>Locus</i></p><p>Get to know tomorrow's brightest creative talents chosen by some of today's bestselling authors and celebrated artists including Kevin J. Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Elmore, and Brandon Sanderson.</p><p><b>Explore </b>12 diverse new universes of possibility through a variety of creative and fresh
...Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working...