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Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American science fiction author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series.Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Herbert McCaffrey and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey. She studied Slavonic Languages and Literature at Radcliffe College.
She married in 1950 and has three children: Alec Anthony, born in 1952, Todd , born in 1956, and Georgeanne, born in 1959. She was divorced in 1970, after which she emigrated to Ireland.
In 1968 McCaffrey's short story "Weyr Search", the initial story in the Dragonriders of Pern series, won a Hugo for Best Novella. It was the first time a woman had won a Hugo for fiction.
She currently lives in County Wicklow, Ireland.
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- Dragonflight ( 1968) (the first section is derived from "Weyr Search")
- Dragonquest ( 1970)
- Dragonsong ( 1976)
- Dragonsinger ( 1977)
- The White Dragon ( 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet.)
- DragondrumsDragondrums is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey in 1979. It is the last book of the Harper Hall trilogy. The other two novels are Dragonsong and Dragonsinger. Dragondrums is the coming of age story of Piemur, a small, quick, clever apprentice at Harper H ( 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings.)
- Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern ( 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu)
- Get off the Unicorn ( 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train)
- Nerilka's Story ( 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa)
- Dragonsdawn ( 1988)
- Renegades of Pern ( 1989)
- All the Weyrs of Pern ( 1991)
- The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall ( 1993)
- The Dolphins' Bell (1993)
- The Dolphins of Pern ( 1994)
- The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1994)
- Red Star Rising (Hardback/Hardcover) and Red Star Rising: Second Chronicles of Pern (Paperback) ( 1996) (called Dragon's Eye for US release)
- Masterharper of Pern ( 1998)
- The Skies of Pern ( 2001)
- Dragon's Kin ( 2003) (with her son Todd McCaffrey )
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