Anne McCaffrey
1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011
197 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, Weyr Search, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, Dragonrider, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007.
Also published as: Mary Anne McCaffrey, Anne McCaffey
Most-read books
Dragonflight
3.9 · 1968 · 408 want to read
Dragonsong
4.4 · 1976 · 243 want to read
Dragonquest
4.5 · 1971 · 152 want to read
Dragonsinger
4.4 · 1977 · 126 want to read
The White Dragon
4.3 · 1978 · 105 want to read
The Rowan
3.9 · 1990 · 123 want to read
Dragondrums
3.9 · 1979 · 78 want to read
Dragonsdawn
4.5 · 1988 · 83 want to read
The Ship Who Sang
4.3 · 1969 · 85 want to read
All the Weyrs of Pern
4.5 · 1991 · 72 want to read
Moreta
4.2 · 1983 · 69 want to read
The Renegades of Pern
3.7 · 1989 · 81 want to read
The Dragonriders of Pern
4.6 · 1978 · 65 want to read
The Chronicles of Pern
4.2 · 1993 · 66 want to read
The Masterharper of Pern
4.1 · 1998 · 55 want to read
Anne McCaffrey
5 · 1979 · 56 want to read
The Dolphins of Pern
4.5 · 1994 · 53 want to read
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The Hugo Winners [volume I]
4 · 1962 · 69 want to read
Dragonseye
4.8 · 1996 · 56 want to read
Crystal Singer
4.5 · 1854 · 52 want to read
To Ride Pegasus (The Talent #1)
5 · 1973 · 42 want to read
Damia
4.3 · 1992 · 47 want to read
Nerilka's Story
4 · 1986 · 40 want to read
The Skies of Pern
4 · 2001 · 48 want to read