1. Acorna: The Unicorn Girl.  HarperPrism, 1997. (with Margaret Ball)
2. Acorna's Quest.  HarperPrism, 1998. (with Margaret Ball)
3. Acorna's People.   HarperPrism, 1999. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
4. Acorna's World.  Eos, 2000. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
5. Acorna's Search.  Eos, 2001. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
6. Acorna's Rebels. Eos, 2003. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough & Stephen Ann Baxter)
7. Acorna's Triumph. Eos, 2004. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
8. First Warning: Acorna's Children. Eos, 2005. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
9. Second Wave: Acorna's Children. Eos, 2006. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
10. Third Watch: Acorna's Children. Eos, 2007. (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)

Brain Ships
In the future, if a child is born with a horribly deformed body but a perfect brain, the brain can be saved. Saved to be schooled, programmed, and implanted in the sleek titanium body of an intergalactic scout ship. They choose a human partner, a "brawn," to share their adventures in the universe, and some "Brain ships" even develop their own unique talents, such as Helva, the Ship Who Sang.

1. The Ship Who Sang.  Walker, 1969.
2. PartnerShip.  Baen, 1992. (with Margaret Ball)
3. The Ship Who Searched.  Baen, 1992. (with Mercedes Lackey)
4. The City Who Fought.  Baen, 1993. (with S.M. Stirling)
5. The Ship Who Won.  Baen, 1994. (with Jody Lynn Nye)
   
   

The following titles continue this series, but are not written by Anne McCaffrey:



6. The Ship Errant.  Baen, 1996. (by Jody Lynn Nye)
7. The Ship Avenged.  Baen, 1997. (by S.M. Stirling)

 

The following titles are compilations of previous books, as listed:

 

The Ship Who Saved Worlds. Baen, 2003. (with Jody Lynn Nye)
           A compilation of The Ship Who Won (Baen, 1994) and The Ship Errant (Baen, 1996).

The City and the Ship. Baen, 2004. (with S.M. Stirling)
           A compilation of The City Who Fought (Baen, 1993) and The Ship Avenged (Baen, 1997).

Crystal Singer
Professional disappointment leads Killashandra, a talented singer, to a new career. She decides to become a crystal miner on the planet Ballybran, where "perfect pitch" is a requirement for the work. However, being a "crystal singer" is not as glorious as it sounds. There are many drawbacks, as Killashandra soon discovers.

1. Crystal Singer. Ballantine, 1982.
2. Killashandra. Ballantine, 1985.
3. Crystal Line. Ballantine, 1992.

Doona
In an attempt to escape the overpopulated Earth, a human colony is established on the planet Doona. But the colonists soon discover they are not the only ones living on Doona, and since neither the Human nor the Hrruban governments allow their people to inhabit a planet with another species, one will have to leave. Or, perhaps this accidental experiment in cohabitation can prove that some species can coexist in peace. But peace has many stumbling blocks.

1. Decision at Doona. Ballantine, 1969.
2. Crisis on Doona. Ace, 1992. (with Jody Lynn Nye)
3. Treaty at Doona. Orbit, 1994. (with Jody Lynn Nye)

Dragonriders of Pern
The human colonists of Pern find that their new home is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Life-consuming "threads" fall from the sky and decimate the planet. To fight the "threads," the colonists genetically alter one of the planet's indigenous species to create fire-breathing dragons. Centuries later, their origins forgotten, the descendents of the colonists and their dragons are still fighting the "threads" in order to survive on Pern. Rediscovering their heritage, they attempt to find a way to rid themselves of the "threads" permanently.

1. Dragonsdawn. Del Rey, 1988.
2. The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall. Del Rey, 1993.
3. Dragonseye. Del Rey, 1997.
4. Dragon's Kin. Del Rey, 2003. (with Todd McCaffrey)
5. Dragon's Fire. Del Rey, 2006. (with Todd McCaffrey)
6. Dragonsblood. Del Rey, 2005. (By Todd Mccaffrey)
7. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern. Del Rey, 1983.
8. Nerilka's Story. Del Rey, 1986.
9. The Masterharper of Pern. Del Rey, 1998.
10. "Runner of Pern." Tor, 1998. (Short Story) (Published in the book Legends.)
11. Dragonflight. Ballantine, 1968. (The Dragonriders of Pern, v.1)
12. Dragonquest. Del Rey, 1971. (The Dragonriders of Pern, v.2)
13. Dragonsong. Atheneum, 1976. (Harper Hall trilogy, v.1)
14. Dragonsinger. Atheneum, 1977. (Harper Hall trilogy, v.2)
15. The White Dragon. Del Rey, 1978. (The Dragonriders of Pern, v.3) Read the 1st two chapters of this, then read:
16. Dragondrums. Atheneum, 1979. (Harper Hall trilogy, v.3) Now return to The White Dragon and finish reading.
17. "The Smallest DragonBoy." Ballantine, 1977.(Short Story) (Published in the book Get off the Unicorn.)
18. The Renegades of Pern. Del Rey, 1989. Read the 1st five chapters, then read:
19. "The Girl Who Heard Dragons." Tor, 1994. (Short Story) (Published in the book The Girl Who Heard Dragons.) Now return to Renegades and finish reading.
20. All the Weyrs of Pern. Del Rey, 1991.
21. The Dolphins of Pern. Ballantine, 1994.
22. The Skies of Pern. Ballantine, 2001.
23. "Ever the Twain." Ballantine, 2002. (Short Story) (Published in the book A Gift of Dragons, a compilation also containing three other Pern short stories: ""The Smallest Dragonboy," "The Girl Who Heard Dragons," and "Runner of Pern.")

Freedom
Present-day Earth is invaded by the Catteni, who easily defeat Earth's military forces and round up and ship many humans off planet. To discover whether or not the planet later named Freedom is habitable, the Catteni drop a large group of slaves onto the world including Kris Bjornsen and a Catteni male she saved from murder. Now they all, human Catteni and the other alien races, must work together to stay alive on their new home, and find a way to defeat their real enemies, the Eosi.

1. Freedom's Landing. Corgi, 1995.
2. Freedom's Choice. Corgi, 1996.
3. Freedom's Challenge. Corgi, 1998.
4. Freedom's Ransom. Putnam, 2002.

Petaybee (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
Yanaba Maddock is sent to the frozen planet Petaybee by "the company" to recover from a poison gas attack that has left her in extremely poor health. But strange things are happening on Petaybee and the company wants Yana to discover the truth behind what's happening. The future of the people, and the entire planet, rests on Yanaba's shoulders.

1. Powers That Be. Del Rey, 1993.
2. Power Lines. Bantam, 1994.
3. Power Play. Bantam, 1995.
4. Changelings: The Twins of Petaybee, Book One. Del Rey, 2005.
5. Maelstrom: The Twins of Petaybee, Book Two. Del Rey, 2006.

Planet Pirates
An exploratory mission is launched to the planet Ireta to discover if it is suitable for colonization. A mutiny on the mission forces the rest of the team to enter coldsleep to hide from the mutineers. Awakened years later, the team must outwit the mutineers descendents before they can "steal" the planet for themselves. This "planet piracy" has become rampant in the universe and Lunzie, one of the mutiny survivors, joins her descendent, Sassinak, in an attempt to destroy this network of "planet pirates."

1. Dinosaur Planet. Del Rey, 1978.
2. Dinosaur Planet Survivors. Del Rey, 1984.
3. The Death of Sleep. Baen, 1990. (with Jody Lynn Nye)
4. Sassinak. Baen, 1990. (with Elizabeth Moon)
5. Generation Warriors. Baen, 1992. (with Elizabeth Moon)

Talents
The "Talented" are hated by some, and feared by many. Their psychic gifts ostracize them from "normal" humanity, but they become extremely vital to human survival. Especially as humanity begins its exploration and colonization of the universe.

1. To Ride Pegasus. Ballantine, 1973.
2. Pegasus in Flight. Del Rey, 1990.
3. Pegasus in Space. Ballantine, 2000.
4. The Rowan. Putnam, 1990.
5. Damia. Bantam, 1992.
6. Damia's Children. Bantam, 1993.
7. Lyon's Pride. Ace, 1994.
8. The Tower and the Hive. Putnam, 1999.

Non-Series*

Restoree. Ballantine, 1967.
Torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force, Sara had no idea where she was or why she was in a beautiful new body. Controlled by brutal guards and tamed by terror, she could not comprehend her role as a nurse for a man who appeared to be an idiot. But once she discovered that the planet she had been brought to was Lothar, and the man she was caring for was its Regent, she knew they had to escape - and fast. And when they did, they became fugitives on a world of multiple evils - bound together on a daring adventure that would either join them for all time..or separate them forever!

The Coelura. Underwood, 1983.
Casting aside her duty as the heir to the Ambassador of her world, Lady Caissa refuses to marry a man she despises and flees into the Forbidden Zone, where she meets a handsome injured man and sets a world-changing series of events in motion.

An Exchange of Gifts. Wildside, 1996.
A sweet, romantic fantasy set in a realm where each person is born with a gift that determines their future. Meanne, who is not allowed to practice her gift of making plants grow and thrive--because it is so "unsuitable for a princess of the Blood Royal to insert her royal hands in common dirt" --runs away to a deserted, run-down forest hunting lodge. Unschooled in many of the practicalities of setting the hut to rights, she is delighted when a boy named Wisp shows up and joins forces with her. But Wisp has a frightening gift that works a great change for Meanne, yet bodes well for their future together.

No One Noticed the Cat. Penguin Putnam, 1996.
The tale of Jamas Tighe, an embattled young king with a foolish heart, and his right-hand cat, Niffy, an extraordinary feline who tries to save Jamas from his circle of enemies.

A Diversity of Dragons. Harper, 1997. (With Richard Woods & John Howe)
Finally... She's written 'The Book' on Dragons. In this beautifully designed hardcover, McCaffrey focuses her attention on the fantastical creature's existence throughout history. Engagingly conceived, the story is a modern day dragon fantasy, colored with excerpts of some of the most thrilling scenes taken from classic dragon tales Dragons from the time of the Bible and the Babylonians, the Arthurian Era and the Chinese Dynasties, to the current dragons invented by Robin McKinley, Gordon R. Dickson, Melanie Rawn, and McCaffrey herself--are all fully explored and rendered in glorious detail.

If Wishes Were Horses. Penguin Putnam, 1998.
Young Tizra and her twin brother Tracell find their world abruptly changed when their father is unexpectedly called to fight in a war which promises to last much longer than the usual three-day skirmish. Their mother--the village healer--enlists her children to assist her in caring for the many refugees left wounded and homeless by the conflict. Inspired by her mother, Tizra learns never to surrender hope even in a time of fear and uncertainty.

Nimisha's Ship. Bantam, 1998.
Lady Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense is an anomaly on her home planet of Vega III. Disdainful of the decadent lifestyle there, she ascends to control her father's starship building industry--setting the stage for vengeful intrigue from his enemies.

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