McCaffrey, Anne (1926–)

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McCaffrey, Anne (1926–)

American science-fiction and short-story writer. Born April 1, 1926, in Cambridge, MA; dau. of George Herbert (city administrator and colonel, US army) and Anne D. (McElroy) McCaffrey; Radcliffe College, BA cum laude, 1947; graduate study in meteorology, University of City of Dublin; married Wright Johnson (in public relations), Jan 14, 1950 (div. 1970); children: Alec, Todd, Georgeanne.

Works include Restoree (1968), Dragonflight (1968), Dragonquest (1971), The Kilternan Legacy (1975), Dragonsong (1976), The Crystal Singer (1981), The Coelura (1983), Stitch in Snow (1984), Nerilka's Story (1986), All the Weyrs of Pern (1991), Freedom's Landing (1996), The Master Harper of Pern (1998), The Tower and the Hive (1999), and Nimisha's Ship (1999). Won Hugo Award for Dragonflight (1967); won Nebula Award, Science Fiction Writers of America (1968).

See also Gordon Benson Jr. and Phil Stephenson-Payne, Anne McCaffrey, Dragonlady and More: A Working Bibliography (Galactic Central, 1990).

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