Order of Dragonriders Of Pern Books
The Dragonriders of Pern universe is a series of science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey. Pern is a planet that has been settled by colonists from Earth, who have lost the technology of Earth and now live in a world similar to medieval times. But before the Earth’s technology had been lost, the colonists were able to genetically engineer dragons, which are flown by Dragonriders who are able to communicate with them telepathically. The dragons and their riders now much protect Pern from invaders.
The original Dragonriders of Pern series began with Dragonflight, published in 1968. The series is currently ongoing, having been inherited by Anne’s son Todd McCaffrey. Below is a list of Anne and Todd McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern books in order of when they were originally published as well as in their proper chronological order:
Publication Order of Dragonriders of Pern Books
| Dragonflight | (1968) |    |
| Dragonquest | (1971) | |
| Dragonsong | (1976) | |
| Dragonsinger | (1977) | |
| The Smallest Dragonboy | (1977) | |
| The White Dragon | (1978) | |
| Dragondrums | (1979) | |
| Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern | (1983) | |
| Nerilka's Story | (1986) | |
| Dragonsdawn | (1988) | |
| The Renegades of Pern | (1989) | |
| All the Weyrs of Pern | (1991) | |
| The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall | (1993) | |
| The Dolphins of Pern | (1994) | |
| Red Star Rising / Dragonseye | (1996) | |
| The Masterharper of Pern | (1998) | |
| The Skies of Pern | (2001) | |
| A Gift of Dragons | (2002) | |
| Dragon's Kin | (2003) | |
| Dragonsblood | (2005) | |
| Dragon's Fire | (2006) | |
| Dragon Harper | (2007) | |
| Dragonheart | (2008) | |
| Dragon Girl | (2010) | |
| Dragon's Time | (2011) | |
| Sky Dragons | (2011) | |
| Dragon's Code | (2018) | |
Chronological Order of Dragonriders of Pern Books
| Dragonsdawn | (1988) | |
| The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall | (1993) | |
| Dragonsblood | (2005) | |
| Red Star Rising / Dragonseye | (1996) | |
| Dragon's Kin | (2003) | |
| Dragon's Fire | (2006) | |
| Dragon Harper | (2007) | |
| Dragonheart | (2008) | |
| Dragon Girl | (2010) | |
| Dragon's Time | (2011) | |
| Sky Dragons | (2011) | |
| Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern | (1983) | |
| Nerilka's Story | (1986) | |
| The Masterharper of Pern | (1998) | |
| Dragonflight | (1968) | |
| Dragonquest | (1971) | |
| Dragonsong | (1976) | |
| Dragonsinger | (1977) | |
| Dragondrums | (1979) | |
| Dragon's Code | (2018) | |
| The Smallest Dragonboy | (1977) | |
| The White Dragon | (1978) | |
| A Gift of Dragons | (2002) | |
| The Renegades of Pern | (1989) | |
| All the Weyrs of Pern | (1991) | |
| The Dolphins of Pern | (1994) | |
| The Skies of Pern | (2001) | |
Notes: DragonsEye was also published as Red Star Rising. All books as of Dragon’s Kin are authored/co-authored by Todd McCaffrey.
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I found a pdf that states this: SUGGESTED READING ORDERS OF BOOKS AND STORIES IN ANNE MCCAFFREY’S PERN SERIES
Fans
often ask for advice as to the order in which to read the books in the
popular Dragonriders of Pern© series. Anne McCaffrey herself suggests
you should read them in the order in which they were published. You can
get the PDF here:
http://www.pernhome.com/aim/2006-Pern-Reading-Order.pdf
Now I can begin my collection and (hopefully) stop worrying where to begin reading or what order.
When you click the link you will download the PDF immediately – so if you don’t want to download it, don’t click the link.
I also posted this to the Order of Anne McCaffrey’s Page.