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Anne McCaffrey Books in Order

Find every Anne McCaffrey book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 156 books / 26 series

American-born author best known for the Dragonriders of Pern® fantasy series. A Hugo and Nebula Award winner, her books have sold over 23 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Anne McCaffrey books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Anne McCaffrey Books in Chronological Order

1967 Restoree POoSN / 1 Buy
1968 Dragonflight POoDoPB / 1 Buy
1969 Decision at Doona POoDB / 1 Buy
1969 The Ship Who Sang POoBB / 1 Buy
1971 Ring of Fear POoTWB / 1 Buy
1971 The Mark of Merlin POoSN / 2 Buy
1971 Dragonquest POoDoPB / 2 Buy
1973 To Ride Pegasus POoTTB / 1 Buy
1973 Cooking Out Of This World POoNB / 1 Buy
1975 A Time When POoSS / 1 Buy
1975 The Kilternan Legacy POoTWB / 2 Buy
1976 Dragonsong POoHHoPB / 1 Buy
1977 Get Off the Unicorn POoSSC / 1 Buy
1977 Future love POoSSC / 2 Buy
1977 Dragonsinger POoHHoPB / 2 Buy
1977 The Smallest Dragonboy POoDoPB / 5 Buy
1978 Dinosaur Planet POoDPB / 1 Buy
1978 The White Dragon POoDoPB / 6 Buy
1979 Dragondrums POoHHoPB / 3 Buy
1982 Crystal Singer POoCSTB / 1 Buy
1983 The Coelura POoCUB / 1 Buy
1983 Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern POoDoPB / 8 Buy
1984 The Atlas of Pern POoNB / 2 Buy
1984 Dinosaur Planet Survivors POoDPB / 2 Buy
1984 Habit is an old horse POoSSC / 3 Buy
1984 Stitch in Snow POoSN / 3 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1985 Killashandra POoCSTB / 2 Buy
1985 The Girl Who Heard Dragons POoSSC / 4 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1986 The Year of the Lucy POoSN / 4 Buy
1986 Nerilka's Story POoDoPB / 9 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1987 The Lady / The Carradyne Touch POoSN / 5 Buy
1988 Duty Calls POoSS / 2 Buy
1988 The People of Pern(With: Robin Wood) POoNB / 3 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1988 Dragonsdawn POoDoPB / 10 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1989 The Renegades of Pern POoDoPB / 11 Buy
1990 Sassinak(With: Elizabeth Moon) POoPPB / 1 Buy
1990 The Rowan POoTTaHB / 1 Buy
1990 Pegasus in Flight POoTTB / 2 Buy
1990 The Death of Sleep(With: Jody Lynn Nye) POoPPB / 2 Buy
1990 Three Women POoTWB / 3 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 Dragonflight #1(With: Brynne Stephens) POoGN / 1 Buy
1991 Dragonflight #2(With: Brynne Stephens) POoBSGN / 2 Buy
1991 Damia POoTTaHB / 2 Buy
1991 Generation Warriors(With: Elizabeth Moon) POoPPB / 3 Buy
1991 Rescue Run POoSS / 3 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1991 All the Weyrs of Pern POoDoPB / 12 Buy
1992 The Ship Who Searched(With: Mercedes Lackey) POoBB / 2 Buy
1992 Crisis on Doona(With: Jody Lynn Nye) POoDB / 2 Buy
1992 Crystal Line POoCSTB / 3 Buy
1992 PartnerShip(By: Margaret Ball) POoBB / 3 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 Powers That Be POoPTB / 1 Buy
1993 Dragonflight #3(With: Brynne Stephens) POoBSGN / 3 Buy
1993 Damia's Children POoTTaHB / 3 Buy
1993 The City Who Fought(By: S.M. Stirling) POoBB / 4 Buy
1993 The Ship Who Won(With: Jody Lynn Nye) POoBB / 5 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1993 The Dolphins' Bell POoDoPB / 13 Buy
1993 The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall POoDoPB / 14 Buy
1994 Power Lines POoPTB / 2 Buy
1994 Treaty at Doona / Treaty Planet(With: Jody Lynn Nye) POoDB / 3 Buy
1994 Lyon's Pride POoTTaHB / 4 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1994 The Dolphins of Pern POoDoPB / 15 Buy
1995 Freedom's Landing POoFB / 1 Buy
1995 Power Play POoPTB / 3 Buy
1995 A Diversity of Dragons POoNB / 4 Buy
1995 An Exchange Of Gifts POoSN / 6 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey POoNB / 5 Buy
1996 The Ship Errant(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoBB / 6 Buy
1996 No One Noticed the Cat POoSN / 7 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1996 Red Star Rising / Dragonseye POoDoPB / 16 Buy
1997 Acorna: The Unicorn Girl POoAB / 1 Buy
1997 Freedom's Choice POoFB / 2 Buy
1997 The Ship Avenged(By: S.M. Stirling) POoBB / 7 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 Legends(With: Stephen King,Robert Silverberg) POoLB / 1 Buy
1998 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(By: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon) POoLB / 2 Buy
1998 Nimisha's Ship POoCUB / 2 Buy
1998 Acorna's Quest POoAB / 2 Buy
1998 Freedom's Challenge POoFB / 3 Buy
1998 If Wishes Were Horses POoSN / 8 Buy
1998 Black Horses for the King POoSN / 9 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1998 The Masterharper of Pern POoDoPB / 17 Buy
1999 Acorna's People POoAB / 3 Buy
1999 Legends 3(By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin) POoLB / 3 Buy
1999 Acorna's World POoAB / 4 Buy
1999 The Tower and the Hive POoTTaHB / 5 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 Pegasus in Space POoTTB / 3 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 Acorna's Search POoAB / 5 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2001 The Skies of Pern POoDoPB / 18 Buy
2002 Freedom's Ransom POoFB / 4 Buy
2002 A Gift of Dragons POoSSC / 5 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2003 Dragon's Kin POoNAoPB / 1 Buy
2003 Acorna's Rebels POoAB / 6 Buy
2003 Dragon's Kin(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 20 Buy
2003 Beyond Between POoDoPB / 21 Buy
2004 Acorna's Triumph POoAB / 7 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 Changelings POoToPB / 1 Buy
2005 First Warning: Acorna's Children POoAB / 8 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2005 Dragonsblood(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 22 Buy
2006 Maelstrom POoToPB / 2 Buy
2006 Dragon's Fire POoNAoPB / 2 Buy
2006 Second Wave: Acorna's Children POoAB / 9 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2006 Dragon's Fire(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 23 Buy
2007 Third Watch: Acorna's Children POoACB / 3 Buy
2007 Dragon Harper POoNAoPB / 3 Buy
2007 Deluge POoToPB / 3 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2007 Dragon Harper(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 24 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2008 Dragonheart(By: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 25 Buy
2009 Catalyst POoTotBCB / 1 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 Catacombs POoTotBCB / 2 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2010 Dragon Girl(By: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 26 Buy
2011 Dragon's Time POoNAoPB / 4 Buy
2011 Sky Dragons POoNAoPB / 5 Buy
2011 Dragon's Time(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 27 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2011 Sky Dragons(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 28 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 Dragon's Code(By: Gigi McCaffrey) POoDoPB / 29 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy
2026 The Ship Who Dared(By: Mercedes Lackey,Veronica Giguere) POoBB / 8 Buy

Anne McCaffrey Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1967-1998
01 Restoree 1967 Buy
02 The Mark of Merlin 1971 Buy
03 Stitch in Snow 1984 Buy
04 The Year of the Lucy 1986 Buy
05 The Lady / The Carradyne Touch 1987 Buy
06 An Exchange Of Gifts 1995 Buy
07 No One Noticed the Cat 1996 Buy
08 If Wishes Were Horses 1998 Buy
09 Black Horses for the King 1998 Buy
01 Dragonflight 1968 Buy
02 Dragonquest 1971 Buy
05 The Smallest Dragonboy 1977 Buy
06 The White Dragon 1978 Buy
08 Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern 1983 Buy
09 Nerilka's Story 1986 Buy
10 Dragonsdawn 1988 Buy
11 The Renegades of Pern 1989 Buy
12 All the Weyrs of Pern 1991 Buy
13 The Dolphins' Bell 1993 Buy
14 The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall 1993 Buy
15 The Dolphins of Pern 1994 Buy
16 Red Star Rising / Dragonseye 1996 Buy
17 The Masterharper of Pern 1998 Buy
18 The Skies of Pern 2001 Buy
20 Dragon's Kin(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2003 Buy
21 Beyond Between 2003 Buy
22 Dragonsblood(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2005 Buy
23 Dragon's Fire(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2006 Buy
24 Dragon Harper(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2007 Buy
25 Dragonheart(By: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2008 Buy
26 Dragon Girl(By: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2010 Buy
27 Dragon's Time(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2011 Buy
28 Sky Dragons(With: Todd J. McCaffrey) 2011 Buy
29 Dragon's Code(By: Gigi McCaffrey) 2018 Buy
Brainship Books in Reading Order 8 books / 1969-2026
01 The Ship Who Sang 1969 Buy
02 The Ship Who Searched(With: Mercedes Lackey) 1992 Buy
03 PartnerShip(By: Margaret Ball) 1992 Buy
04 The City Who Fought(By: S.M. Stirling) 1993 Buy
05 The Ship Who Won(With: Jody Lynn Nye) 1993 Buy
06 The Ship Errant(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 1996 Buy
07 The Ship Avenged(By: S.M. Stirling) 1997 Buy
08 The Ship Who Dared(By: Mercedes Lackey,Veronica Giguere) 2026 Buy
01 Crystal Singer 1982 Buy
02 Killashandra 1985 Buy
03 Crystal Line 1992 Buy
01 Powers That Be 1993 Buy
02 Power Lines 1994 Buy
03 Power Play 1995 Buy
01 A Time When 1975 Buy
02 Duty Calls 1988 Buy
03 Rescue Run 1991 Buy
Acorna Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1997-2006
01 Acorna: The Unicorn Girl 1997 Buy
02 Acorna's Quest 1998 Buy
03 Acorna's People 1999 Buy
04 Acorna's World 1999 Buy
05 Acorna's Search 2001 Buy
06 Acorna's Rebels 2003 Buy
07 Acorna's Triumph 2004 Buy
08 First Warning: Acorna's Children 2005 Buy
09 Second Wave: Acorna's Children 2006 Buy
01 Dragon's Kin 2003 Buy
02 Dragon's Fire 2006 Buy
03 Dragon Harper 2007 Buy
04 Dragon's Time 2011 Buy
05 Sky Dragons 2011 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 Dragonflight #1(With: Brynne Stephens) 1991 Buy
Freedom Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1995-2002
01 Freedom's Landing 1995 Buy
02 Freedom's Choice 1997 Buy
03 Freedom's Challenge 1998 Buy
04 Freedom's Ransom 2002 Buy
The Talent Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1973-2000
01 To Ride Pegasus 1973 Buy
02 Pegasus in Flight 1990 Buy
03 Pegasus in Space 2000 Buy
02 Dragonflight #2(With: Brynne Stephens) 1991 Buy
03 Dragonflight #3(With: Brynne Stephens) 1993 Buy
03 Third Watch: Acorna's Children 2007 Buy
Doona Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1969-1994
01 Decision at Doona 1969 Buy
02 Crisis on Doona(With: Jody Lynn Nye) 1992 Buy
03 Treaty at Doona / Treaty Planet(With: Jody Lynn Nye) 1994 Buy
01 Dinosaur Planet 1978 Buy
02 Dinosaur Planet Survivors 1984 Buy
01 The Coelura 1983 Buy
02 Nimisha's Ship 1998 Buy
01 Ring of Fear 1971 Buy
02 The Kilternan Legacy 1975 Buy
03 Three Women 1990 Buy
01 Catalyst 2009 Buy
02 Catacombs 2010 Buy
Legends Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1998-1999
01 Legends(With: Stephen King,Robert Silverberg) 1998 Buy
02 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(By: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon) 1998 Buy
03 Legends 3(By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin) 1999 Buy
01 Sassinak(With: Elizabeth Moon) 1990 Buy
02 The Death of Sleep(With: Jody Lynn Nye) 1990 Buy
03 Generation Warriors(With: Elizabeth Moon) 1991 Buy
01 Changelings 2005 Buy
02 Maelstrom 2006 Buy
03 Deluge 2007 Buy
01 Get Off the Unicorn 1977 Buy
02 Future love 1977 Buy
03 Habit is an old horse 1984 Buy
04 The Girl Who Heard Dragons 1985 Buy
05 A Gift of Dragons 2002 Buy
01 Dragonsong 1976 Buy
02 Dragonsinger 1977 Buy
03 Dragondrums 1979 Buy
01 Cooking Out Of This World 1973 Buy
02 The Atlas of Pern 1984 Buy
03 The People of Pern(With: Robin Wood) 1988 Buy
04 A Diversity of Dragons 1995 Buy
05 Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey 1996 Buy
01 The Rowan 1990 Buy
02 Damia 1991 Buy
03 Damia's Children 1993 Buy
04 Lyon's Pride 1994 Buy
05 The Tower and the Hive 1999 Buy

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