Pern is a planet in the Rukbat system, which humans colonised with the intention of gradually adopting an agricultural lifestyle with low levels of technology. I was introduced to the books back in high school, and now, eight years on, I’m still not finished reading all of them – mostly due to my terrible habit of getting over-excited and re-reading the books over and over instead of moving onto the next in the series… Twenty-three novels, two collections of short stories, and a few uncollected works, which is great news for any fan of the series, not so great news for that fan’s bank account. As the series is so big, I’m going to attempt to talk about it as a whole as opposed to discussing one individual tale.Ĭonsidering the first book was published in 1968, and Anne McCaffrey continued to publish books throughout her life (writing many of the later novels in collaboration with her grandson, Todd McCaffrey, who has taken over the series since her passing in 2011), it’s no surprise that the Pern series is a pretty big one. If you haven’t had the misfortune of hearing me go off on a tirade of love for this series, then never fear! That’s what this column is all about. If you’ve ever talked to me about books for more than five minutes, there is a 250% chance that I have mentioned Anne McCaffrey’s series: The Dragonriders of Pern.
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