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Anne McCaffrey Books in Order
Anne McCaffrey is a renowned science fiction author born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her parents, George Herbert McCaffrey and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, instilled in her a sense of adventure and intellectual curiosity. A highly educated individual, Anne attended Stuart Hall in Staunton, Virginia, Montclair High School in New Jersey, and graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literatures. Before devoting herself to writing full-time, Anne worked at Liberty Music Shops and Helena Rubinstein from 1947 to 1952. With three children, Alec, Todd, and Georgeanne, she found the time to pursue her passion for storytelling. Her breakthrough came with the publication of Restoree in 1967, a novel that challenged the unrealistic portrayals of women in science fiction. However, it is her iconic series, The Ship Who Sang and the Dragonriders of Pern, that showcase her mastery of world-building and storytelling, cementing her status as a science fiction legend.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Anne McCaffrey's book series? Anne McCaffrey has written 24 book series. The most notable is the Acorna series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Anne McCaffrey
- #1
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl(1997) - #2
Acorna's Quest(1998) - #3
Acorna's People(1999) - #4
Acorna's World(1999) - #5
Acorna's Search(2001) - #6
Acorna's Rebels(2003) - #7
Acorna's Triumph(2004) - #8
First Warning: Acorna's Children(2005) - #9
Second Wave: Acorna's Children(2006) - #10
Third Watch: Acorna's Children(2007)
- #1First Warning: Acorna's Children(2005)
- #2Second Wave: Acorna's Children(2006)
- #3Third Watch: Acorna's Children(2007)
- #1
The Ship Who Sang(1969) - #2
The Ship Who Searched (With: Mercedes Lackey)(1992) - #3
PartnerShip (By: Margaret Ball)(1992) - #4
The City Who Fought (By: S.M. Stirling)(1993) - #5
The Ship Who Won (With: Jody Lynn Nye)(1993) - #6
The Ship Errant (By: Jody Lynn Nye)(1996) - #7
The Ship Avenged (By: S.M. Stirling)(1997)
- #1
Dragonflight #1 (With: Brynne Stephens)(1991) - #2
Dragonflight #2 (With: Brynne Stephens)(1991) - #3
Dragonflight #3 (With: Brynne Stephens)(1993)
- #1Crystal Singer(1982)
- #2
Killashandra(1985) - #3Crystal Line(1992)
- #1The Coelura(1983)
- #2
Nimisha's Ship(1998)
- #1
Dinosaur Planet(1978) - #2
Dinosaur Planet Survivors(1984)
- #1Decision at Doona(1969)
- #2
Crisis on Doona (With: Jody Lynn Nye)(1992) - #3
Treaty at Doona / Treaty Planet (With: Jody Lynn Nye)(1994)
- #1
Dragonflight(1968) - #2Dragonquest(1971)
- #3
Dragonsong(1976) - #4
Dragonsinger(1977) - #5
The Smallest Dragonboy(1977) - #6The White Dragon(1978)
- #7
Dragondrums(1979) - #8
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern(1983) - #9
Nerilka's Story(1986) - #10
Dragonsdawn(1988) - #11
The Renegades of Pern(1989) - #12
All the Weyrs of Pern(1991) - #13
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall(1993) - #14The Dolphins of Pern(1994)
- #15
Red Star Rising / Dragonseye(1996) - #16
The Masterharper of Pern(1998) - #17The Skies of Pern(2001)
- #18A Gift of Dragons(2002)
- #19
Dragon's Kin (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2003) - #20
Beyond Between(2003) - #21
Dragonsblood (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2005) - #22
Dragon's Fire (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2006) - #23
Dragon Harper (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2007) - #24
Dragonheart (By: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2008) - #25
Dragon Girl (By: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2010) - #26
Dragon's Time (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2011) - #27
Sky Dragons (With: Todd J. McCaffrey)(2011) - #28
Dragon's Code (By: Gigi McCaffrey)(2018)
- #1
Freedom's Landing(1995) - #2Freedom's Choice(1997)
- #3Freedom's Challenge(1998)
- #4
Freedom's Ransom(2002)
- #1Dragonflight #1 (With: Brynne Stephens)(1991)
- #2Dragonflight #2 (With: Brynne Stephens)(1991)
- #3Dragonflight #3 (With: Brynne Stephens)(1993)
- #1Dragonsong(1976)
- #2Dragonsinger(1977)
- #3Dragondrums(1979)
- #1
Legends (With: Stephen King,Robert Silverberg)(1998) - #2
Legends 3 (By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin)(1999)
- #1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985) - #2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986) - #3
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3(1987) - #4
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4(1988) - #5
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5(1989) - #6
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6(1990) - #7
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7(1991) - #8
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8(1992) - #9
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9(1993) - #10
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10(1994) - #11
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11(1995) - #12
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12(1996) - #13
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13(1997) - #14
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14(1998) - #15
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15(1999) - #16
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16(2000) - #17
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17(2001) - #18
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18(2002) - #19
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19(2002) - #20
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20(2004) - #21
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21(2005) - #22
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22(2006) - #23
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23(2007) - #24
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24(2008) - #25
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25(2009) - #26
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26(2010) - #27
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27(2011) - #28
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28(2012) - #29
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29(2013) - #30
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30(2014) - #31
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31(2015) - #32
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32(2016) - #33
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33(2017) - #34
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34(2018) - #35
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35(2019) - #36
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36(2020) - #37
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37(2021) - #38
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38(2022) - #39
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39(2023) - #40
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40(2024) - #41
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41(2025)
- #1Dragon's Kin(2003)
- #2Dragon's Fire(2006)
- #3Dragon Harper(2007)
- #4Dragon's Time(2011)
- #5
Sky Dragons(2011)
- #1Cooking Out Of This World(1973)
- #2
The Atlas of Pern(1984) - #3
A Diversity of Dragons(1995) - #4Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey(1996)
- #1
Powers That Be(1993) - #2
Power Lines(1994) - #3
Power Play(1995)
- #1
Sassinak (With: Elizabeth Moon)(1990) - #2
The Death of Sleep (With: Jody Lynn Nye)(1990) - #3
Generation Warriors (With: Elizabeth Moon)(1991)
- #1
Restoree(1967) - #2The Mark of Merlin(1971)
- #3Stitch in Snow(1984)
- #4The Year of the Lucy(1986)
- #5The Lady(1987)
- #6An Exchange Of Gifts(1995)
- #7No One Noticed the Cat(1996)
- #8If Wishes Were Horses(1998)
- #9Black Horses for the King(1998)
- #10
A Time When(1975) - #11
Duty Calls(1988) - #12Rescue Run(1991)
- #13
Get Off the Unicorn(1977) - #14
Future love(1977) - #15
Habit is an old horse(1984) - #16The Girl Who Heard Dragons(1985)
- #17A Gift of Dragons(2002)
- #1
Catalyst(2009) - #2
Catacombs(2010)
- #1
To Ride Pegasus(1973) - #2Pegasus in Flight(1990)
- #3Pegasus in Space(2000)
- #1The Rowan(1990)
- #2
Damia(1991) - #3Damia's Children(1993)
- #4
Lyon's Pride(1994) - #5The Tower and the Hive(1999)
- #1Ring of Fear(1971)
- #2The Kilternan Legacy(1975)
- #3Three Women(1990)
- #1Changelings(2005)
- #2Maelstrom(2006)
- #3Deluge(2007)
About Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey is a renowned science fiction author born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her parents, George Herbert McCaffrey and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, instilled in her a sense of adventure and intellectual curiosity. A highly educated individual, Anne attended Stuart Hall in Staunton, Virginia, Montclair High School in New Jersey, and graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literatures. Before devoting herself to writing full-time, Anne worked at Liberty Music Shops and Helena Rubinstein from 1947 to 1952. With three children, Alec, Todd, and Georgeanne, she found the time to pursue her passion for storytelling. Her breakthrough came with the publication of Restoree in 1967, a novel that challenged the unrealistic portrayals of women in science fiction. However, it is her iconic series, The Ship Who Sang and the Dragonriders of Pern, that showcase her mastery of world-building and storytelling, cementing her status as a science fiction legend.
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