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Anne McCaffrey has gone for all time between

ZirconBlue said:
For me, it was The White Dragon first. I think I was around 14 at the time. I have since read all of the Pern books written by her (although I've avoided the ones that have her son's name on them).
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That was my first also. From them on, I was searching for all of them. Her story of how they got to Pern in the first place speaks to us today, doesn't it? I wonder if we will ever send colonies out successfully. Anyway, I have already chosen for my next life to be on Pern.
 
I had a great deal of amusement from explaining the dynamics of Weyr life to a somewhat homophobic sailor one time. He thought it was great that the randy greens caused such a scene until I pointed out that all the riders were male except the Queen's rider.
 
Dang. I just re-read the big three (released in a single ebook "The Dragonriders of Pern") for the first time in 20 years or so. Enjoyed them as much this time as the first. They are also the only three of her books I've read. Sticking with the "Pern" stuff, are any of the others good, and do any of you have recommendations for the order to read them in, etc?
 
sarge said:
Dang. I just re-read the big three (released in a single ebook "The Dragonriders of Pern") for the first time in 20 years or so. Enjoyed them as much this time as the first. They are also the only three of her books I've read. Sticking with the "Pern" stuff, are any of the others good, and do any of you have recommendations for the order to read them in, etc?
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I like all of the Pern books I've read, but I have avoided any that have Todd McCaffrey's name on the cover.

I'd recommend reading them in publication order, picking up the Harper Hall Trilogy, next.
 
sarge said:
Dang. I just re-read the big three (released in a single ebook "The Dragonriders of Pern") for the first time in 20 years or so. Enjoyed them as much this time as the first. They are also the only three of her books I've read. Sticking with the "Pern" stuff, are any of the others good, and do any of you have recommendations for the order to read them in, etc?
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Here is a list (I'm not sure how up tp date) of the PERN stories.
 
sarge said:
Dang. I just re-read the big three (released in a single ebook "The Dragonriders of Pern") for the first time in 20 years or so. Enjoyed them as much this time as the first. They are also the only three of her books I've read. Sticking with the "Pern" stuff, are any of the others good, and do any of you have recommendations for the order to read them in, etc?
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The Drummer's Hall books, with Master Harper of Pern to round it out.
 
Gawdzilla said:
Do you think that her idea of a religion-free Pern would have worked?
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I never tumbled to the religion free aspect.
Nothing was made of it in the novels, that I can recall.
In retrospect, it would be a very odd situation to not have a religion.
I remember (kinda) the first story in ASF waaaaay back when.
And read most of them since. Still have one unread, it's been waiting for a few years.
 
I Ratant said:
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I never tumbled to the religion free aspect.
Nothing was made of it in the novels, that I can recall.
In retrospect, it would be a very odd situation to not have a religion.
I remember (kinda) the first story in ASF waaaaay back when.
And read most of them since. Still have one unread, it's been waiting for a few years.
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The colony was established with the intention of having a society without religion. "First Fall" cleared that up, IIRC.
 
Gawdzilla said:
The colony was established with the intention of having a society without religion. "First Fall" cleared that up, IIRC.
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I don't recall much or anything of that one.
I was taken with all the swooning and sashaying of the adepts in MZB's "Darkover" series... :)
 
sarge said:
Dang. I just re-read the big three (released in a single ebook "The Dragonriders of Pern") for the first time in 20 years or so. Enjoyed them as much this time as the first. They are also the only three of her books I've read. Sticking with the "Pern" stuff, are any of the others good, and do any of you have recommendations for the order to read them in, etc?
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They are all good. In the whole series I think I only came upon one or two that I thought could have been better-written but even those were good.

As for order, it took me a long time to find the first two because, whenever anyone asked how to read them in order, the answer was you don't need to. I disagree because you keep wondering how they got to Pern in the first place. It doesn't hurt to have read several of them in any order. Then you begin to want the whole story. That's when "order" comes in.

Now I have to call on someone with a better memory than I have for titles but there is one that tells the whole story of the trip from Earth to Pern. Then there is a second that tells of their first years on Pern. Parts of it are quite pertinent to the later situation there - no mechanical transportation, how they got dragons and dragon riders, loss of medical knowledge, etc.

Please, can someone name those? I cannot. Hazel
 
Hazel said:
They are all good. In the whole series I think I only came upon one or two that I thought could have been better-written but even those were good.

As for order, it took me a long time to find the first two because, whenever anyone asked how to read them in order, the answer was you don't need to. I disagree because you keep wondering how they got to Pern in the first place. It doesn't hurt to have read several of them in any order. Then you begin to want the whole story. That's when "order" comes in.
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I am of the opinion that the order these past details are revealed are best enjoyed by reading them in publication order. IIRC, McCaffrey herself also preferred that reading order.

Now I have to call on someone with a better memory than I have for titles but there is one that tells the whole story of the trip from Earth to Pern. Then there is a second that tells of their first years on Pern. Parts of it are quite pertinent to the later situation there - no mechanical transportation, how they got dragons and dragon riders, loss of medical knowledge, etc.

Please, can someone name those? I cannot. Hazel
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I think you are likely referring to Dragonsdawn , and the short story collection The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall.
 
Hazel said:
They are all good. In the whole series I think I only came upon one or two that I thought could have been better-written but even those were good.

As for order, it took me a long time to find the first two because, whenever anyone asked how to read them in order, the answer was you don't need to. I disagree because you keep wondering how they got to Pern in the first place. It doesn't hurt to have read several of them in any order. Then you begin to want the whole story. That's when "order" comes in.

Now I have to call on someone with a better memory than I have for titles but there is one that tells the whole story of the trip from Earth to Pern. Then there is a second that tells of their first years on Pern. Parts of it are quite pertinent to the later situation there - no mechanical transportation, how they got dragons and dragon riders, loss of medical knowledge, etc.

Please, can someone name those? I cannot. Hazel
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The one that tells of the settlement of Pern up to the first dragon-borne battle against Thread is "Dragonsdawn".
 
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