The Chronicles of Pern
About this book
Let the queen of dragons herself take you back to the earliest days of Pernese history as Anne McCaffrey brings to life events that shaped one of the most popular worlds in all of science fiction, in this first-ever Pern short-story collection. Generally the stories are about the relocation and reorganization of the southern colony in response to the "First Pass" of the "Red Star"—an erratic planet that periodically brings a biological menace, in the form of falling thread. The twelfth Dragonriders of Pern book, First Fall shares its early setting only with one previously published book in the series, Dragonsdawn (1988). MacCaffrey places Dragonsdawn and First Fall in a perspective of the ancient history of Pern.
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 107 readers · 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Chronicles of Pern?
About ≈ 5 h 40 m — 306 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Chronicles of Pern?
306 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Chronicles of Pern?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is The Chronicles of Pern in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Chronicles of Pern?
Anne McCaffrey.