McCaffrey, Anne 1926–
McCaffrey, Anne 1926–
(Anne Inez McCaffrey)
PERSONAL:
Born April 1, 1926, in Cambridge, MA; daughter of George Herbert (a city administrator and U.S. Army colonel) and Anne Dorothy (a real estate agent) McCaffrey; married H. Wright Johnson, January 14, 1950 (divorced, 1970); children: Alec Anthony, Todd, Georgeanne. Education: Radcliffe College, B.A. (cum laude), 1947; graduate study, University of City of Dublin; also studied voice for nine years. Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: Singing, opera directing, riding, horse care.
ADDRESSES:
Office—Dragonhold-Underhill, Timmore Lane, Newcastle, County Wicklow, Ireland. Agent— Diana Tyler, MBA Literary Agents, 62 Grafton Way, London WIP 5LD, England.
CAREER:
Writer. Liberty Music Shops, New York, NY, copywriter and layout designer, 1948-50; Helena Rubinstein, New York, copywriter and secretary, 1950-52. Director of Fin Film Productions, beginning 1979, and Dragonhold, Ltd. Former professional stage director for several groups in Wilmington, DE.
MEMBER:
Science Fiction Writers of America (secretary-treasurer, 1968-70), Mystery Writers of America, Authors Guild, Novelists' Ink, PEN (Ireland).
AWARDS, HONORS:
Hugo Award for best novella, World Science Fiction Society, 1968, for "Weyr Search"; Nebula Award for best novella, Science Fiction Writers of America, 1968, for "Dragonrider"; E.E. Smith Award for fantasy, 1975; American Library Association notable bookcitations, 1976, for Dragonsong, and 1977, for Dragonsinger; Ditmar Award (Australia), Gandalf Award, and Eurocon/Streso Award, all 1979, all for The White Dragon; Balrog citation, 1980, for Dragondrums; Golden Pen Award, 1981; Science Fiction Book Club awards, 1986, for Killashandra, 1989, for Dragonsdawn, 1990, for The Renegades of Pern (first place) and The Rowan (third place), 1991, for All the Weyrs of Pern, 1993, for Damia's Children, and 1994, for The Dolphins of Pern; John W. Campbell Memorial Award nomination, 1989, for Dragonsdawn; Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Literature for Young Adults, School Library Journal, 1999; Cthulhu Award, British Science Fiction Association, 2000; L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004; named the twenty-second Grand Master at the Nebula Award ceremonies, Science Fiction Writers of America, 2005; inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, 2006.
WRITINGS:
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
Restoree, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1967.
(Editor) Alchemy and Academe, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1970.
Get Off the Unicorn (short stories), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1977.
The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey (stories), Deutsch (London, England), 1981.
The Coelura, Underwood-Miller (San Francisco, CA), 1983.
Stitch in Snow, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1984.
Three Women, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1992.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Powers That Be, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1993.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Power Lines (sequel to Powers That Be), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1994.
An Exchange of Gifts, illustrated by Pat Morrissey, ROC (New York, NY), 1995.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Power Play, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1995.
No One Noticed the Cat, ROC (New York, NY), 1996.
(Editor, with Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Space Opera, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1996.
If Wishes Were Horses, ROC (New York, NY), 1998.
Nimisha's Ship, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1999.
(With Joe Haldeman and Arthur C. Clarke) The Best Military Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century, edited by Harry Turtledove and Martin H. Greenberg, Random House (New York, NY), 2001.
A Gift of Dragons (story collection), illustrated by Tom Kidd, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 2002.
Freedom's Ransom, Putnam (New York, NY), 2002.
(With son, Todd McCaffrey) Dragon's Kin, Random House (New York, NY), 2003.
(With Mercedes Lackey and Margaret Ball) Brain Ships, edited by James Baen, Baen Books (New York, NY), 2003.
(With Jody Lynn Nye) The Ship Who Saved the Worlds, Baen Books (New York, NY), 2003.
(With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) Changelings: Book One of The Twins of Petaybee, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2005.
(With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) Second Wave: Acorna's Children, Eos, 2006.
(With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) Maelstrom: Book Two of The Twins of Petaybee, Del Rey/Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 2006.
"DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
Dragonflight, Ballantine, 1968, hardcover edition, Walker & Co. (New York, NY), 1969, reprinted, Random House (New York, NY), 2002.
Dragonquest: Being the Further Adventures of the Dragonriders of Pern, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1971.
A Time When, Being a Tale of Young Lord Jaxom, His White Dragon, Ruth, and Various Fire-Lizards (short story), NESFA Press (Cambridge, MA), 1975.
The White Dragon, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1978.
The Dragonriders of Pern (contains Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1978.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (also see below), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1983.
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (story collection), illustrated by Judy King-Rieniets, Cheap Street (New Castle, VA), 1985, illustrated by Michael Whelan, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1994.
Nerilka's Story, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1986.
Dragonsdawn (also see below), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1988, with introduction by James Gunn, illustrated by Michael Whelan, Easton Press (Norwalk, CT), 1988.
The Renegades of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1989.
All the Weyrs of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1991.
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1992.
The Dolphins' Bell: A Tale of Pern, Wildside Press, 1993.
The Dolphins of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1994.
Dragonseye (also see below), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1997.
The Masterharper of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1998.
The Skies of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2001.
On Dragonwings (contains Dragonsdawn, Dragonseye, and Moreta), Random House (New York, NY), 2003.
(With Todd McCaffrey) Dragon's Fire, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2006.
"HARPER HALL" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
Dragonsong, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1976, reprinted, Simon & Schuster Children's (New York, NY), 2003.
Dragonsinger, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1977, reprinted, Simon & Schuster Children's (New York, NY), 2003.
Dragondrums, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1979, reprinted, Simon & Schuster Children's (New York, NY), 2003.
The Harper Hall of Pern (contains Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1979.
"DOONA" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
Decision at Doona, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1969.
(With Jody Lynn Nye) Crisis on Doona, Ace (New York, NY), 1992.
(With Jody Lynn Nye) Treaty at Doona, Ace (New York, NY), 1994.
"SHIP WHO SANG" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
The Ship Who Sang, Walker & Co. (New York, NY), 1969.
(With Mercedes Lackey) The Ship Who Searched, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1992.
(With Margaret Ball) PartnerShip, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1992.
(With S.M. Stirling) The City Who Fought, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1993.
(With Jody Lynn Nye) The Ship Who Won, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1994.
(With S.M. Stirling) The Ship Avenged, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1997.
"DINOSAUR PLANET" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
Dinosaur Planet, Futura (London, England), 1977, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1978.
The Dinosaur Planet Survivors, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1984.
The Ireta Adventure (contains Dinosaur Planet and The Dinosaur Planet Survivors), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1985.
The Mystery of Ireta: Dinosaur Planet, and Dinosaur Planet Survivors, Random House (New York, NY), 2003.
"CRYSTAL SINGER" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
Crystal Singer, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1982.
Killashandra, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1985.
Crystal Line, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1992.
Crystal Singer Trilogy (contains Crystal Singer, Killashandra, and Crystal Line), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1996.
"PLANET PIRATE" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
(With Elizabeth Moon) Sassinak, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1990.
(With Jody Lynn Nye) The Death of Sleep, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1990.
Generation Warriors, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1991.
(With Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye) The Planet Pirates, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1993.
"ROWAN" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
The Rowan, Berkley Publishing (New York, NY), 1990.
Damia, Ace (New York, NY), 1993.
Damia's Children, Putnam (New York, NY), 1993.
Lyon's Pride, Putnam (New York, NY), 1994.
The Tower and the Hive, Putnam (New York, NY), 1999.
"FREEDOM" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
Freedom's Landing, Putnam (New York, NY), 1995.
Freedom's Choice, Putnam (New York, NY), 1997.
Freedom's Challenge, Putnam (New York, NY), 1998.
"PEGASUS" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
To Ride Pegasus, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1973.
Pegasus in Flight, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1990.
Pegasus in Space, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2000.
"ACORNA" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION
(With Margaret Ball) Acorna: The Unicorn Girl, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1997.
(With Margaret Ball) Acorna's Quest, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1998.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's People, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1999.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's World, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 2000.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's Search, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's Rebels, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.
(With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's Triumph, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.
OTHER
The Mark of Merlin (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1971, reprinted, Wildside Press, 2002.
The Ring of Fear (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1971.
(Editor) Cooking out of This World, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1973.
The Kilternan Legacy (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1975, reprinted, Wildside Press, 2002.
Habit Is an Old Horse, Dryad Press (Seattle, WA), 1986.
The Year of the Lucy (novel), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
The Lady (novel), Ballantine (New York, NY), 1987, published as The Carradyne Touch, Futura/Macdonald (London, England), 1988.
(Author of text and introduction) Robin Wood, The People of Pern, Donning (Norfolk, VA), 1988.
(With Jody Lynn Nye) The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, illustrated by Todd Cameron Hamilton, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1989.
Three Gothic Novels: The Ring of Fear, The Mark of Merlin, The Kilternan Legacy, Underwood-Miller, 1990.
Dragonflight Graphic Novel, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1993.
Black Horses for the King (juvenile historical fiction), Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1996.
(Editor, with John Betancourt) Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1996.
Dragon, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.
(With Richard Woods) A Diversity of Dragons, illustrated by John Howe, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1997.
Contributor to anthologies, including Infinity One, 1970; Future Love, 1977; and Camelot: A Collection of Original Arthurian Tales, 1995. Contributor to magazines, including Analog Science Fiction-Science Fact, Galaxy, and Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Collections of McCaffrey's manuscripts are housed at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and in the Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
ADAPTATIONS:
Dragonsong and Dragonsinger were adapted as children's stage plays by Irene Singer and produced in Baltimore, MD; the "Pern" books inspired a cassette of music, Dragonsongs, a board game, and two computer games; many of McCaffrey's books have been recorded on audiocassette, including All the Weyrs of Pern, Damia's Children, Dolphins of Pern, The Girl Who Heard Dragons, Dragonquest, The Planet Pirates, The White Dragon, Nerilka's Story, and Powers That Be.
SIDELIGHTS:
Science fiction's much-heralded "Dragon Lady," Anne McCaffrey, resides in Ireland in a home called Dragonhold, where she produces, among her other novels, the fantastic tales of the dragonriders of Pern. A planet protected from deadly spores by fire-breathing dragons and their human partners, Pern is a former colony of Earth that has lost much of its knowledge of science and history. Its culture now revolves around the battle against these deadly spores and on the relationship between dragon and rider.
Indeed, that kinship is not taken lightly. As described by Washington Post critic Joseph McLellan, "When the dragon eggs are ready to hatch on the planet Pern, it is a major social event with enduring, almost cosmic implications." In a form of permanent selection called "Impression," "each fledgling dragon struggles out of its shell, there is a predestined conjunction of souls; the dragon selects the young human who will be its life-mate, rushing to his or her side and bowling over anyone imprudent enough to stand in the way," the critic added.
Although Pern is inhabited by flying dragons and dominated by a near-feudal society—elements native to fantasy worlds—McCaffrey's creation is based on solid scientific principles. The author in fact took supplementary courses in physics in order to create credible science fiction. The focus of the Dragonrider series—on Pern's society and on the relationship between dragon and rider—puts the science in the background, unlike many science fiction novels. New York Times Book Review critic Gerald Jonas noted that "few are better at mixing elements of high fantasy and hard science in a narrative that disarms skepticism by its open embrace of the joys of wish fulfillment," leading some to call McCaffrey's work "science fantasy." "Despite their fantasy feel, the Dragonrider books have always had a sf premise," Carolyn Cushman stated in Locus. While McCaffrey has always hinted at that premise in her books, she explores it fully in 1988's Dragonsdawn, the story of how the original colonists of Pern used genetic manipulation to develop Pern's dragons.
It is the fanciful atmosphere of Pern, however, with its never-ending opportunity for adventure, that draws in many fans. Not surprisingly, the dragons are the scene-stealers in McCaffrey's novels; they are described as large, multicolored, flying reptiles "who communicate telepathically with their riders and keep the land free from the vicious Threads, destructive spores that fall from a neighboring planet whenever its irregular orbit brings it close enough," Edra C. Bogle wrote in the Dictionary of Literary Biography. Bogle cited Dragon-quest: Being the Further Adventures of the Dragonriders of Pern, the second volume of the "Pern" series, as "full of action and unexpected twists," and indicated that it "may well be the best of these books. The major theme of all the volumes, how to rediscover and preserve the past while maintaining flexibility, is well brought out here."
Behind these magical tales lies a serious social commentary, according to Bogle. "Most of McCaffrey's protagonists are women or children, whom she treats with understanding and sympathy," Bogle said. The injustices these characters suffer, facilitated by an unprogressive social system, "are at the heart of most of McCaffrey's books." In fact, the majority of McCaffrey's novels feature strong heroines: the ruling Weyr-women of the "Dragonrider" books; the determined young musician of Crystal Singer and Killashandra; the talented psychics of To Ride Pegasus and the "Raven Women" series; and Helva, the independent starship "brain" of The Ship Who Sang. Through these works, Bogle indicated, "McCaffrey has brought delineations of active women into prominence in science fiction."
Reviewing Crystal Singer for the New York Times Book Review, Jonas described its heroine, Killashandra Ree, as "young, beautiful, intelligent, sexy, and courageous." He also found McCaffrey's language to be "athletic" and contended that the theme of the book is "obsession on a Melvillean scale." In the world McCaffrey creates in the novel, the "living crystal" of the title is an essential element for both space travel and communications. The crystal can only be found on the planet Ballybran, and can only be mined by singers who have trained rigorously to produce the right notes with perfect pitch. Most of the narrative is taken up with Killashandra's compulsion to become a crystal singer. Jonas compared McCaffrey's depiction of the crystal singer trade, which includes its "scientific, economic, political and psychological ramifications," to Melville's description of the whaling trade in Moby Dick. He went on to note that in McCaffrey's case, this material consumes the book, as if "Moby Dick and Ahab [were] reduced to mere walk-on parts … So what we are left with is a detailed instruction manual for a trade that doesn't exist." However, Jonas concluded that although "crystal singing may not be real … Killashandra's obsession comes alive, and readers who get past the first fifty pages will find themselves sharing it."
The "Pern" series (including Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, Nerilka's Story, Dragonsdawn, The Renegades of Pern, All the Weyrs of Pern, The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall, and The Dolphins of Pern) explores the history and culture of McCaffrey's created world. Moreta and Nerilka's Story expand on a legend from the original three books; Dragonsdawn and The Chronicles of Pern tell of the original settlement of Pern, the breeding of dragons, and the early efforts of the settlers to fight Thread. The Renegades of Pern and All the Weyrs of Pern use their newly recovered technology to find a final solution to the attack of the spores and, in the process, begin to question some of their basic assumptions about their society. McCaffrey has also published "Pern" novels that have little to do with dragons; the "Harper Hall" trilogy draws on the author's experience as a trained vocalist and explains the function of music in Pernese society, while The Dolphins of Pern explores human relations with an animal that was just as much an immigrant to Pern as the humans themselves. There are also three Pern reference books that help explain the many names and places in Pern.
McCaffrey's "Dragonriders" series has proved so popular, with each new volume hitting the bestseller lists, "that it has almost transcended genre categorization," Gary K. Reynolds asserted in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review. "McCaffrey succeeds so well because she presents a colorful, ideally traditional culture in which each person has his or her place, with corresponding duties and privileges; in which the moral choices are clear; and in which, ‘if you try hard enough, and work long enough, you can achieve anything you desire.’"
In 2003 McCaffrey collaborated with her son, Todd McCaffrey, on the "Pern" novel titled Dragon's Kin, set in a previously unexplored period in Pern's past. Critics noted that though there are two writers and Anne McCaffrey's style has become familiar to series fans, "Pern" readers would "notice no seams," according to a reviewer for Publishers Weekly. Frieda Murray in Booklist commented that the collaboration is "a harbinger that Pern, an enduring monument for two generations of sf readers so far, will continue after its originator's departure."
McCaffrey's fiction (and her fans) stretch far beyond the original dragonriders of Pern. Her first published book, Restoree, "was ostensibly written ‘as a tongue-in-cheek protest’ against the cliches of standard space opera," reported Bogle. Decision at Doona "lacks a central heroine and a love story," the reviewer stated, and "emphasizes the need for new ways of adapting to new circumstances." Powers That Be, a collaboration with Elizabeth A. Scarborough, tells about life and rebellion on a terraformed company planet.
Still writing prodigiously in her mid-seventies, McCaffrey added several new volumes to her "Freedom" and "Pegasus" series, concluded the "Rowan" series, launched the "Acorna" series with volumes written in collaboration with Margaret Ball and Scarborough, published Nimisha's Ship, a sequel to the 1989 The Coelura, and also the non-series volume If Wishes Were Horses. Vicky Burkholder, writing in Voice of Youth Advocates, characterized If Wishes Were Horses as "a short, easily read fairy tale that any McCaffrey fan will enjoy." The book tells the story of teenage Tirza, whose father has gone off to war and whose village has been burnt to the ground. Tirza receives a magical crystal, similar to the ones her mother wears, for her sixteenth birthday. Her first wish with the crystal is for her twin brother, who desperately wants a horse for his birthday. Little does she know that her mother has used her own crystals to wish for the same thing. The two wishes produce results far beyond their expectations. Soon the horse arrives, followed by many more horses, followed in turn by Tirza's father leading his victorious troops home from the war.
While faulting the lack of tension in Nimisha's Ship, Joyce Davidson, writing in the Voice of Youth Advocates, nevertheless dubbed it "a good adventure story" that is "sure to be in high demand wherever there are readers of science fiction." Set in the far future, the novel centers on Nimisha, a dedicated student of engineering. After her father's death she inherits the Rondymense ShipYards and sets out to design and build a long-range spaceship. It takes more than a dozen years to complete her task. On the ship's first test flight, with Nimisha aboard, it is sucked into a wormhole that transports it to a different space. Here, Nimisha discovers other ships and survivors, both human and alien, who have also been transported to this space by accident. She eventually finds love and motherhood on a new world. Davidson noted: "The book contains open and frank discussions about sex."
In The Tower and the Hive, the fifth and final volume in her "Rowan" series, McCaffrey concludes the story of Angharad Gwyn, her husband Jeff Raven, and their offspring, who possess various telekinetic and telepathic powers. Purveyors of interstellar transportation and communication for an alliance of humans and friendly, weasel-like aliens, the Gwyn-Raven family must confront the threat of hostile aliens in the Hivers.
Changelings: Book One of The Twins of Petaybee, published in 2005, is another McCafferey/Scarborough collaboration. It is the first book in a planned trilogy geared towards younger readers about ten-year-old telepathic, shape-changing twins from the planet Petaybee. Because of the symbiotic bond that occurs between the inhabitants of Petaybee and the planet, for an adult to leave would mean certain death. Too young to develop this bond, the twins Murel and Ronan Shongili "serve as ambassadors for off-planet journeys," as described by critic Jackie Cassada in Library Journal. Scarborough and McCaffrey joined forces again to pen the 2006 sequel to Changelings, Maelstrom: Book Two of The Twins of Petaybee. In this book, the twins find themselves on a mission to rescue the inhabitants of the no longer hospitable planet Halau and bring them to Petaybee. The book is "filled with adventure, intrigue, and unexpected twists," observed Cassada. Once back on their home planet with the refugees, the discovery of a race of aquatic alien life forms poses further problems for the twins and Petaybee's newest residents.
As in many other McCaffrey novels, there is social commentary underlying the story. Indeed, the themes established in Changelings, such as "protecting all life forms," "looms even larger in Maelstrom," remarked Booklist contributor Sally Estes. McCaffrey "combines Irish, Hawaiian, and Indian lore to create a rich history that is at once unique and familiar," concluded Dana Cobern-Kullman in her review of the book for School Library Journal.
McCaffrey also writes non-science-fiction literature. These books include a series of romantic novels written for Dell and also some juvenile fiction. Black Horses for the King, for instance, is set in post-Roman Britain and draws on McCaffrey's extensive experience with horses to tell about the formation of the Arthurian cavalry.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
BOOKS
Arbur, Rosemarie, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Anne McCaffrey: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography, G.K. Hall (New York, NY), 1982.
Authors in the News, Volume 2, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1976.
Bestsellers 89, Issue 2, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1989.
Brizzi, Mary T., Anne McCaffrey: A Reader's Guide, Starmont (West Linn, OR), 1986.
Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volume 17, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1981.
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 8: Twentieth-Century American Science-Fiction Writers, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1981.
McCaffrey, Todd, Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1999.
St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers, 2nd edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1999.
Twentieth-Century Children's Writers, 3rd edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1989.
Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers, 3rd edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1991.
Twentieth-Century Young Adult Writers, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1994.
Walker, Paul, Speaking of Science Fiction: The Paul Walker Interviews, Luna (Oradell, NJ), 1978.
PERIODICALS
Analog Science Fiction & Fact, September, 1993, Tom Easton, review of Crystal Line, pp. 162-163; April 1994, Tom Easton, review of Powers That Be, pp. 168-169; May, 1994, Tom Easton, review of The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall, pp. 163-164; April, 1996, Tom Easton, review of An Exchange of Gifts, p. 146; October, 1997, Tom Easton, review of Dragonseye, pp. 151-152.
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January, 1980, Tom Easton, review of Dragondrums, pp. 167-173; August, 1991, Tom Easton, review of The Rowan, p. 77.
Booklist, May 1, 1976, review of Dragonsong, pp.1266-1267; April 1, 1977, review of Dragonsinger, p. 1170; September 1, 1978, review of The White Dragon, p. 39; September 1, 1988, review of Dragonsdawn, p. 4; September 15, 1989, review of The Renegades of Pern, p. 114; March 15, 1994, Sally Estes, review of The Girl Who Heard Dragons, pp. 1300-1301; March 1, 1998, Sally Estes, review of Freedom's Challenge, pp. 1044-1045; July, 1998, Sally Estes, review of Acorna's Quest, p. 1868; March 15, 1999, Sally Estes, review of The Tower and the Hive, p. 1260; February 15, 2000, Whitney Scott, review of The Tower and the Hive, p. 1128; April 15, 2000, Sally Estes, review of Pegasus in Space, p. 1499, and Black Horses for the King, p. 1544; June 1, 2000, Sally Estes, review of Acorna's World, p. 1866; January 1, 2001, Sally Estes, review of The Skies of Pern, p. 870; September 15, 2003, Frieda Murray, review of Dragon's Kin, p. 181; November 15, 2006, Sally Estes, review of Maelstrom: Book Two of the Twins of Petaybee, p. 38.
Center for Children's Books Bulletin, May, 1996, review of Black Horses for the King, p. 306.
Curriculum Review, August, 1977, review of Dragonsinger, p. 206.
Fantasy Review, April, 1985, review of Dinosaur Planet Survivors, p. 29.
Horn Book, July-August, 1996, Ann A. Flowers, review of Black Horses for the King, p. 467.
Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 1996, review of Black Horses for the King, p. 534; April 1, 1998, review of Freedom's Challenge.
Library Journal, May 15, 1998, Jackie Cassada, review of Freedom's Challenge, p. 119; February 15, 1999, review of Nimisha's Ship, p. 187; April 15, 2000, review of Pegasus in Space, p. 128; August, 2000, Jackie Cassada, review of Acorna's World, p. 167; October 15, 2003, Jackie Cassada, review of Dragon's Kin, p. 101; November 15, 2006, Jackie Cassada, review of Maelstrom, p. 63.
Locus, Carolyn Cushman, review of Dragonsdawn, September, 1988; April, 1990, review of Sassinak, pp. 25, 37; August, 1990, review of The Death of Sleep, p. 29; May, 1993, review of Powers That Be, pp. 33-34.
Los Angeles Times Book Review, September 12, 1982, review of Crystal Singer, p. 6; January 29, 1984, Sue Martin, review of Morgeta: Dragonlady of Pern, p. 8.
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February, 1996, review of An Exchange of Gifts, p. 36.
New York Times Book Review, August 29, 1982, Gerald Jonas, review of Crystal Singer, p. 11; January 8, 1984, Roy Hoffman, review of Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, p. 18; January 8, 1989, Gerald Jonas, review of Dragonsdawn, p. 31.
Publishers Weekly, October 16, 1995, review of Camelot: A Collection of Original Arthurian Tales, p. 62; April 22, 1996, review of Black Horses and the King, p. 73; November 24, 1997, review of The Masterharper of Pern, p. 56; March 15, 1999, review of Nimisha's Ship, p. 51; April 16, 1999, review of The Tower and the Hive, p. 60; August 7, 2000, review of Acorna's World, p. 80; February 19, 2001, review of The Skies of Pern, p. 74; October 13, 2003, review of Dragon's Kin, p. 61; October 16, 2006, review of Maelstrom, p. 39.
School Library Journal, September, 1977, review of Dragonsinger, p. 132; September, 1994, John Lawson, review of Lyon's Pride, p. 256; August, 1995, Brian Martin, review of Freedom's Landing, p. 171; June, 1996, Cheri Estes, review of Black Horses for the King, p. 153; April, 1998, review of Freedom's Choice, p. 161; August, 1998, John Lawson, review of The Masterharper of Pern, p. 196; December, 1999, John Lawson, review of The Tower and the Hive, p. 164; August, 2000, Christine C. Menefee, review of Pegasus in Space, p. 213; March, 2007, Dana Cobern-Kullman, review of Maelstrom, p. 244.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review, July, 1979, Gary K. Reynolds, review of The Dragonriders of Pern.
Times Literary Supplement, March 14, 1975, review of To Ride Pegasus.
Village Voice Literary Supplement, April, 1984, review of The Ship Who Sang, p. 19.
Voice of Youth Advocates, February, 1999, Vicky Burkholder, review of If Wishes Were Horses, pp. 444-445; June, 1999, Joyce Davidson, review of Nimisha's Ship.
Washington Post, June 26, 1978, Joseph McLellan, review of The Dragonriders of Pern.
Wilson Library Bulletin, February, 1992, review of Generation Warriors pp. 90-91.
ONLINE
Anne McCaffrey Home Page,http://www.annemccaffrey.org (May 18, 2007).