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Contents of Part 1:
(Dates indicate last time the file corresponding to that section was modified)
1. Introductory Material (19 Jul 00)
1a. About this newsgroup
1b. Introduction to Pern
1c. Appropriate subject matter
1d. Why 'alt.fan.pern' and not 'alt.fan.mccaffrey'?
1e. Spoiler ettiquette
1f. Other newsgroups of interest
1g. Common abbreviations
1h. Fan Fiction
1i. Anne McCaffrey on the net
1j. Just who is this Quirk joker anyway?
2. Pern in Print (12 Jul 01)
2a. Book List (McCaffrey-written)
2b. Latest Pern book news
2c. Suggested reading order
2d. Chronological order of books/stories
2e. Pern books on tape
2f. Other Pern materials
2g. Obtaining hard-to-find books
CONTENTS OF PART 2:
3. Frequently Asked Questions about Pern (6 Apr 01)
3a. Pronunciation of various words/names
3b. Rider behavior during Mating flights
3c. Queen dragons and firestone
3d. Where to dragons/firelizards deficate?
3e. Who/What does Aramina hear in The Renegades of Pern?
3f. What's this I hear about a Pern Movie/TV Show?
3g. Is Rukbat (Pern's sun) a real star?
3h. Robinton, Silvina, and Camo
4. On-line Simulations of Pern (20 Sep 00)
4a. Accessing Pern-type MU*s
4b. (Insert your favorite MU* here) is down!!!
4c. List of Pern-type MU*s
5. "Real Life" Fan Organization and related info (19 Jul 00)
6. Non-Pern McCaffrey materials (6 Dec 96)
6a. Booklist
6b. Booktapes
Note: These articles are being cross-posted to the news.answers and
alt.answers newsgroups for extended expire times and archival on
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/
or /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/alt/fan/pern
or /pub/usenet/news.answers/pern-intro
or /pub/usenet/alt.answers/pern-intro
To obtain these files (assumes UN*X environment with FTP capability):
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331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password: [your e-mail address]
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
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(or) pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/alt/fan/pern
(or) pub/usenet/news.answers/pern-intro
(or) pub/usenet/alt.answers/pern-intro]
(or) pub/faqs/pern-intro]
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(Where <X> is the part number. If you have chosen the
pub/usenet/news.answers/pern-intro or
pub/usenet/alt.answers/pern-intro or
pub/faqs/pern-intro path, then just get part<X>.)
200 PORT command successful.
[Some stuff]
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3. Frequently Asked Questions
From time to time, the same questions come up as new people discover
this newsgroup and pose the questions that have cropped up during
their reading of the series.
[I expect this section to grow considerably as time passes.
Suggestions -- and more importantly, documented answers -- are
welcome. --Quirk]
3a. Pronunciation of various words/names.
[ This pronunciation guide is based on the audiotape of Anne McCaffrey
reading an abridged version of _All the Weyrs of Pern_ and the
editor's hearing/pronunciation prejudices. ]
First off, let's get the big one out of the way:
weyr - WEER [This is hinted at in_Dragonflight_where it
is implied that 'Weyr' rhymes with 'adhere'.]
Others of mild interest
wher - (Somewhere between 'where' and 'whir')
Piemur - PIE-mur [Rhymes with 'timer']
Sebell - SEE-bell
Groghe - GROW-gee [hard (e.g. Golf) g's in both instances.]
F'lar - FLAHR [No glottal stop that I could detect.]
Ruth - ROOTH [As in the 20's baseball player.]
Menolly - MEN-oh-lee
Brekke - [There is no authoritative pronunciation available; the name
does not appear in McCaffrey's reading to my recollection,
and the book-tapes I have (Brilliance Corp:_Dragonquest
,_The White Dragon_and_The Renegades of Pern) that do mention her are
inconsistent at best; alternating between 'BREK-ee' (rhymes with
'trekkie'), 'BREK-eh', and 'BREK-uh'. That these tapes also tend to
mispronounce other words does little to inspire any additional
confidence in them as a source. --Quirk] Igen - IGG-en [Rhymes with
the bell in that big clock in London.] Ramoth - RAM-oth [Rhymes with
"Clam Broth"] AIVAS - AYE-vas [Rhymes with "Fly Past"]
[There are, of course, more names on McCaffrey's tape, I'll add more
names on request.]
3b. Rider behavior during Mating Flights.
The behavior of the riders of mating dragons (and to a lesser extent
firelizard 'owners') has generated considerable controversy on this
newsgroup in the past. During one particularly vehement flamewar
sparked by the topic, someone queried the Dragonlady, Anne McCaffrey,
herself:
---[begin included text]---
From: slf@netcom.com (Sharon Fisher)
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 92 18:26:59 GMT
Presumably this will settle the issue?
---
Date: 23-Sep-92 02:07 PDT
From: Anne McCaffrey
Subj: Pern question
Well, now, it's like this...when the dragons mate, their riders are so
consumed with their dragons' passions, that there's really only one way to
vent it: enjoying the sexual act themselves. The double whammy is
something incredible. Since most green riders are male, and most blue,
brown and bronze riders are also male, the obvious need not be stated.
However, it is permissible within the Weyrs for the less-enthusiastic
about this pairing having an alternate of the opposite sex available. The
green rider will also have someone of his preference available so that the
double charge is not lost...if you don't mind me being a tad bawdy.
Actually, many of the Candidates are weyrbred and accustomed to such
demands and think little of it. It's the main bone of contention between
the hidebound Halls and Holds and the the Weyrs for the Halls and HOlds
don't really `like' such innovations. Still, the rider is always
compelled by concern for his dragon and THAT consideration makes the
difference in such a sexual situation. And it is ALSO an incredible
experience, one to be treasured.
And yes, there could be more female riders of green dragons to relieve
that dilemma but after the early Plagues, women were needed more as
mothers to increase the population (something men still haven't been able
to do on their own ) and flying constantly between is how to abort on
Pern. (Queen dragons are not always as horny as the greens and as they
are low-level Thread fighters, their pregnant riders could generally
manage without constantly going *between* in the performance of their
duties.) Anyway, I thought homos deserved a place in the elite social
structure on Pern.
---
Does that answer the question completely? Or do you need diagrams?
---[end included text]---
This policy has subsequently appeared in_Red Star Rising/Dragonseye.
3c. Firestone and Queen Dragons
It is stated about 1/3rd through_Dragonflight_that Queen dragons do
not chew firestone because it would render them sterile. (To support
this contention, the example of the overly amorous green dragons and
their lack of egg-laying activity was brought up.) This idea is
reinforced throughout the later books - Except for_Dragonsdawn_where
it is implied that queen dragons had been designed by Kitti Ping Yung
to be incapable of chewing firestone. This and other text in this book
could also lead one to conclude that green dragons had been engineered
to be infertile.
A popular theory (although certainly not the majority opinion) is that
the 'firestone --> sterility' theory had formed over the turns to
explain green infertility. Since no goldrider in her right mind would
risk her queen to test this theory, it is self-consistent.
3d. Where do dragons/firelizards defecate?
In a mostly joking response to this question at a convention in the
distant past, Ms. McCaffrey stated that 'Dragons go between.' (i.e.
take care of bodily functions while transiting between.) Although this
has been perpetuated throughout fandom and has even found its way into
the_Dragonlovers Guide to Pern, it is still regarded by many as just a
joke, since it blatantly violates the laws of Conservation of
Mass/Energy -- as does the practice of dragons suiciding between if
taken at face value. (Of course, much in the Pern universe doesn't
hold up to scientific scrutiny. ;-) )
3e. Who/What does Aramina 'hear' in_The Renegades of Pern
?
Toward the end of_Renegades_Aramina tells Lessa that asside from
dragons and firelizards, she also hears something else; a 'sad'
presence.
This question is addressed in_The Dolphins of Pern.
3f. What's this I hear about a Pern Movie/TV Show?
As some may have noticed, "Casting Pern" is a frequent discussion
topic. While nearly all of the discussion is just wishful thinking
(there's *no* way to get all the big name stars being bandied about
together at the same time for some little-known Sci-Fi project), there
is a television series based on The Dragonriders of Pern in some stage
of preproduction.
January 2001 update:
According to http://www.annemccaffrey.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000728.html,
the Warner Brothers television network (The WB -- Home to "Buffy, the
Vampire Slayer" et al.) is considering picking up the Dragonriders
series for the Fall 2001 season.
By way of clarification/amplification, in
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-01/18/13.00.tv, Ron
Moore (long-time Star Trek writer and co-producer for Roswell)
explained that the WB show was an entirely new effort, having no
connection to the Atlantis/ZyntoPics project, which apparntly had been
abandoned in March 2000. He goes on to assure that while Ms. McCaffrey
has no official position with the production team, "...[I]t's her
series. She's the creator, and she'll definitely be involved."
Feb '01 Update:
In http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-02/07/12.00.tv,
it is reported that the WB has ordered a one-hour pilot episode. More
details are provided in
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-02/16/14.00.tv where
the signs are that the pilot will be a heavily reworked version of the
original "Weyr Search" novella. Moore predicts shooting will start in
late March/early April.
Apr '01 Update:
In http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-04/05/13.00.tv,
Ron Moore discusses the circumstances of the sudden shelving of the
project on 2 April 2001. It seems that legal complications will keep
Pern off the air for at least the rest of the year.
All of this, of course, supersedes the noises about a Pern Movie
(made-for-TV or theatrical release) rumors that have been circulating
since 1994.
There was also a project for an animated movie in the late 70s/early
80s that fell through for various reasons. Apperantly one clip of
trial footage was circulated at the time and has subsequently
disappeared between...
3g. Is Rukbat (Pern's sun) a real star?
In the introduction to the_Dragonriders of Pern_books, Pern's Sun is
identified as 'Rukbat'; a star in the constellation Saggitarius.
Therein, it is described as a G-type (i.e. similar to Sol) star. In a
number of interviews, Ms. McCaffrey has explained that she saw the
star name in a copy of_National Geographic_and decided to use it.
Rick Hewett (rick@chocky.demon.co.uk) did a little research and came
up with the following:
---
>From Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Vol. 1 (ed: Alan Hirshfeld & Roger W. Sinnot
>Pub: Cambridge University Press $ Sky Publishing Corporation
>ISBN 0-521-28913-0 pbk, 0-521-24710-1 hbd)
>
>Rukbat (alpha Sagittarius) HD 181869 SAO 229659
>
> R.A. 19 23 53.0
> Dec -40 36 58
>
> Visual magnitude 3.97
> Colour index (B-V) -0.10 Somewhat on the blue side ...
> Absolute magnitude (Mv) -0.2
> Spectral class B8 V (Yes I do mean bee eight)
> distance in parsecs 36 (maximum estimated)
---
To which, Peter Stewart (stewart@nutcake.bae.bellcore.com) adds the
following commentary:
---
>And this, of course, is evidence of Yet Another McCaffrey Scientific
>Inaccuracy :)
>
>It is virtually impossible for a viable life-bearing world to evolve about
>a class B star. Such stars generally use up their supply of hydrogen very
>fast, usually within a billion years or so. If Earth could be used as a
>model of a typical world with carbon-based life, it would take far longer than
>that just to reach the point of single-celled organisms.
---
Ted Ollier (tedo@kiowa.natinst.com) added:
---
>Not to nit-pick, but B-types only last about 300 million years. :)
>And they also put out a hellacious amount of UV radiation, so any
>single-celled organisms that manage to last that long probably live
>underground. *Far* underground. :)
---
Sometimes, it just doesn't pay to dig too deeply into such
things...;-)
3h. Robinton, Silvina, and Camo
In _The People of Pern_, Ms. McCaffrey states that Camo is the result
of a liason between Robinton and Silvina. Any question as to the Canon
status of this claim is set to rest as it was also stated in _The
Masterharper of Pern_.
3i. Where did Menolly's 10th firelizard come from?
In chapter 11 of _The White Dragon_, Menolly mentions in passing the
circumstances where she inadvertantly impressed her 10th firelizard
(bronze Poll). This is the only instance where this event is
discussed.
3j. Will the real Moreta please stand up?
In _Dragonflight_, it is mentioned in passing that there was once a
Benden Weyrwoman of Ruathan ancestry who had the ability to "hear all
dragons." There is also a teaching song about her.
In _Dragonsinger_, the narrative of said teaching song is revealed,
but she is mysteriously transplanted to Fort Weyrwoman.
Finally, in _Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern_, it is revealed that Moreta
was actually born in a small hold in Keroon, Impressed at Ista,
eventually became Fort Weyrwoman, and couldn't hear more dragons than
the typical rider.
So how did the notion that she was a Ruathan-born Benden Weyrwoman
able to "hear all dragons" come about? Was it just an oversight on
McCaffrey's part?
Not necessarily.
In _Nerilka's Story_, it is revealed that Lord Alessan of Ruatha and
Nerilka had a daughter named after the famed Fort Weyrwoman. It isn't
beyond the realm of possibilty that this Ruathan-born female was able
to "hear all dragons", eventualy impressed a queen, and eventually
rose to the position of Benden Weyrwoman. Throw in several hundred
years of intervening time and the two Moretas (Moretae?) may very well
have become the single mythical figure Lessa learned about from R'gul
and S'lel in _Dragonflight_.
3l. Lyrics to _The Ballad of Moreta's Ride_
Speaking of Moreta, it probably deserves mentioning that in no place
are the actual lyrics to the oft-mentioned _Ballad of Moreta's Ride_
given. The overall narrative of the piece is described in Chapter 6 of
_Dragonsinger_, and in _Dragonflight_ Lessa suggests that the verse
fragment
Crack dust, blackdust
Turn in freezing air
Waste dust, spacedust
From Red Star bare
appears in it at some point.
Beyond these vague hints, there are no further details in any of the
books.
_________________________________________________________________
4. On-line Simulations of Pern
Some people have gone to the extent of attempting to duplicate Pern
with a multi-user program designed to allow people to assume the roles
of dragonriders, harpers, holders, etc. While one of the most
frequently discussed is PernMUSH, it is by no means the only one.
Just about all of the on-line Pern simulations are based on
derivatives of a program called 'TinyMUD'. These programs (TinyMUSH,
TinyMUSE, etc.) are collectively referred to as MU*s.
Note: Now that Grolier Interactive has the rights to Pern Computer
games, there is a moritorium on any additional online games obtaining
permission from Ms. McCaffrey to operate.
There are also a small handfull of MU*s based on the _Crystal Singer_
books: They are listed at the end of section 4c.
4a. Accessing Pern-type MU*s
The quick way of doing it is to use the 'telnet' program to connect to
the appropriate machine specifying the port listed -- e.g. 'telnet '
for most Unix systems. (And I have provided links to the telnet URLs
in the list in section 4c. below.) If the name doesn't work, try the
numeric (IP) address. However, most addicts tend to make use of client
programs such as tinyfugue. As I am primarily a Unix shell junkie,
those looking for clients for other platforms would be better advised
to look in the rec.games.mud.* FAQs than bugging me.
For more info, look at the rec.games.mud.* newsgroups.
(rec.games.mud.tiny, rec.games.mud.misc and rec.games.mud.annoucne
primarily.)
Note: MU*s require direct access to the Internet. BBS systems with
only email/Usenet cannot take part; at the very minimum, you must be
able to use 'telnet'. I have no information (nor do I especially wish
to receive any) about the availability of telnet connections from any
given online service. Readers who are curious about such things would
be best served asking their specific tech-support people.
4b. (Insert your favorite MU* here) is down!!!
Due to various factors (Murphy's Law, preventative maintanance, etc.),
either some network links or the MU*'s host machine may be
non-functional from time to time.
Because of propagation delays involved in Usenet posts, the odds are
that any network/machine difficulty you encounter will probably be
corrected by the time most people read your message. Unless the MU* in
question has been unreachable for at least 48 hours, don't bother
asking about it either here, or anywhere else on Usenet.
4c. List of Pern-type MU*s
NOTE: This information is accurate so far as the author is aware. If
there is a change, it won't be reflected here unless I'm informed of
it; messages to alt.fan.pern or rec.games.mud.announce should be
sufficient for notification purposes.
Also, indications of permission to exist on the part of Ms. McCaffrey
(the [AOK] marks) are based on either personal insepction of the MU*
for such proof, or a wizard-type contacting me personally with a copy
of the approval letter with indication that it would be included in
the on-line doccumentation in the near future. In one or two cases, I
have been unable to confirm the status of a particular MU* in my
latest (29 Sep 96) on-line inspection and am indicating provisional
permission, based on past inclusion in the 'permission list'.
If the administration staff of a given MU* obtains AOK status, all
that is required is that a copy of the approval note be made available
on the MU* itself and that I be informed of this fact; sending me
copies of the approval notice is not necessary. -Quirk]
Addresses are now listed in standard "telnet://address:port" URL
format; note that port number (required for acccess) appears after the
colon following the host machine name.
* Pern-themed MUSHs:
+ PernMUSH [AOK] -- telnet://pern.mccr.org:4201
(IP address 207.170.64.219)
Unofficial home page: http://vortxweb.net/meli/pern/
+ SouConMUSH [AOK] -- telnet://soucon.godlike.com:4201
(IP address 206.205.199.130)
[These two are set during the start of the 10th pass and are
considered to run in roughly parallel timelines.]
+ Belior Rising [AOK] -- telnet://jhereg.mit.edu:4301
(IP address 18.177.1.199)
Home page: http://www.teleport.com/~voyager/br
[Set prior to the 10th pass in a 'damaged AIVAS' timeline.]
+ Desert Wings -- telnet://dragon.sj.scruznet.com:6250
(IP address 165.227.106.173)
[Set prior to the 11th pass; no-AIVAS timeline.]
+ Ierne Island [AOK] -- telnet://ierne.starfall.com:4444
(IP address 38.178.241.3)
Home page: http://www.starfall.com/~ierne
[Registration-only, post-ATWOP/Dolphins, no-thread timeline]
+ DragonTrek MUSH [AOK] -- telnet://jpd.ch.man.ac.uk:4242
(IP address 130.88.12.119)
[Set during the 1st Long Interval (between 4th and 5th Passes);
Ista Island.]
+ PernWorld [AOK] -- telnet://pern.firstlight.net:3333
(IP address 207.213.81.101)
Home page: http://www.firstlight.net/pernworld/
[Post-AtWoP timeline.]
+ Forgotten Weyrs MUSH [AOK] --
telnet://weyrs.lightbearer.com:6666
(IP address 209.108.22.226)
Home page: http://www.starfall.com/~fw
[Set midway into the 3rd Interval.]
+ Silver Skies MUSH [AOK] -- telnet://mush.silverskies.net:5560
(IP address 216.15.46.148)
Home page: http://www.silverskies.net
[10th Pass, no-AIVAS timeline, assorted Weyrs and Holds]
* MUSH with Pern areas:
+ TinyTIM -- telnet:http://yay.tim.org:5440
Home page: http://yay.tim.org/TIMhome.html
[10th Pass Telgar Weyr -- amid a lot of other stuff.]
* Pern-themed MOOs
+ Harper's Tale [AOK] -- telnet://moo.astroarch.com:7007
(IP address 204.157.166.85)
Home page: http://www.astroarch.com/HT/
[Set during the 10th pass on/around Ista island; no-AIVAS
timeline.]
+ DragonsFireMOO [AOK] -- telnet://moo.macrodyne.net:7777
(IP address 207.216.134.130)
Home page: http://www.omnigroup.com/People/Friends/arien/df/
[Set before the 11th pass.]
+ VirtuaPern MOO [AOK] -- telnet://moo.virtuapern.com:9999
(IP address 193.216.115.160)
[Set some 700 turns following the 9th Pass. ('Canon' timeline)]
+ Star Stones MOO -- telnet://mserv1.wizvax.net:9999
(IP address 199.181.141.2)
Home page: http://mserv1.wizvax.net:9988
[11th Pass, non-functional AIVAS timeline.]
There are also a small number of MU*s based on McCaffrey's _Crystal
Singer_ series:
* CrystalMUSH [AOK] -- telnet://crystal.tinymush.org:6886
(IP address 208.42.18.111)
Home page: http://www.visi.com/~gyles19/CM/
* Crystal Dreams MUSH [AOK] -- telnet://bucket.pp.ular.edu:5000
(IP address 144.167.49.10)
_____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
5. Additional Pern-related information
Anne McCaffrey's new homepage is located at:
http://www.annemccaffrey.org
The "Official Dragonriders of Pern(r) Website" at
http://www.perncom.com is, as of 19 July 2000, still under
construction.
Del Rey books has created a webpage devoted to Pern's 30th
anniversary.
http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/pern/
[Author's note:]
Yes, this section is amazingly short. It's been quite a while since
it's been updated: The July '99 modifications were to clear out
deadwood only.
_________________________________________________________________
6. Non-Pern McCaffrey booklist
As discussion of Ms. McCaffrey's other works occasionally crops up,
the following non-Pern bibliography is provided for the curious and
devoted McCaffrey fan:
6a. Booklist
[Thanks to Chris G. Abbott (Chris@ruatha.demon.co.uk) for compiling
the list and ISBNs where available. US Publisher data gathered during
bookstore trips --Quirk.]
_To Ride Pegasus_
1973, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-33603-8
1974, Sphere, ISBN 0-7221-5967-6
_Pegasus In Flight_
1990, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-36897-5
1991, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13728-6
_The Rowan_
1990, Ace, ISBN 0-441-73576-2
1990, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13763-4
_Damia_
1992, Ace, ISBN 0-441-13556-0
1992, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13764-2
_Damia's Children_
1993, Ace, ISBN 0-441-00007-X
1992, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13912-2
_Lyon's Pride_
1995, Ace, ISBN 0-441-00141-6
[UK data?]
_The Ship Who Sang_
1970, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-33431-0
1971, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-10163-X
_Partner Ship_ (Co-Author: Margaret Ball)
1992, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72109-7
_The Ship Who Searched_ (Co-Author: Mercedes Lackey)
1992, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72129-1
_The Ship Who Won_
1994, Baen, ISBN 0-671-87657-0
_The City Who Fought_
1994, Baen, ISBN 0-671-87599-X
_Dinosaur Planet_
1978, Del Rey, ISBN 1-345-31995-8
1978, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-090-6
_Dinosaur Planet Survivors_ (UK title: _Survivors (Dinosaur Planet
II)_
1984, Del Rey, ISBN 1-345-27246-3
1984, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-089-2
_The Planet Pirates_ (Trade P-back)
1993, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72187-9
[Consisting of:]
_Sassinak_ (Co-Author: Elizabeth Moon)
1990, Baen, ISBN 0-671-39936-X
1990, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-092-2
_The Death of Sleep_ (Co-Author: Jody Lynn Nye)
1990, Baen, ISBN 0-671-69884-2
1990, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-005-1
_Generation Warriors_ (Co-Author: Elizabeth Moon)
1991, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72041-4
1991, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-033-7
_Decision at Doona_
1969, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-24416-8
1970, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-08661-4
_Crisis on Doona_ (Co-Author: Jody Lynn Nye)
1992, Ace, ISBN 0-441-23194-2
_Treaty at Doona_ (Co-Author: Jody Lynn Nye)
1994, Ace, ISBN 0-441-00089-4
(UK title: _Treaty Planet_)
1994, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-184-8
_The Crystal Singer_
1982, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-32786-1
1982, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-12097-9
_Killashandra_
1986, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-31600-2
1985, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-12556-3
_Crystal Line_
1992, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-38491-1
_Powers That Be_ (all _Powers..._ books co-written by Elizabeth Ann
Scarborough)
1993, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-37889-1
1993, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-14098-8
_Power Lines_
1994, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-38780-5
_Power Play_
1995, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-38781-3
_Freedom's Landing_
1995, Ace/Putnam, ISBN 0-441-00538-9
[Non-connected (to my knowledge) individual novels]
_Restoree_
1967, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-35187-8
1967, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-08344-5
_The Coeleura_
1983, TOR, ISBN 0-812-50297-3
_An Exchange of gifts_
ISBN 1-880448-48-3 (Wildside Press) or 0-431-45520-7 (ROC)
[I have no additional information on this book except that it
appears to have been an Alternate Selection from the Science
Fiction Book Club at one time.]
_The Lady_
1987, Ballantine, ISBN 0-345-35674-8
[Alternate title: _The Carradine Touch_ or something along
those lines.] Non-Science Fiction, Horse Book.
[Short Fiction collections]
_Get off the Unicorn_
1977, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-27464-4
1979, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-10965-7
Fourteen Wonderful Stories, including the "The Smallest
Dragonboy", but the other 13 are non-Pern.
_Alchemy & Academe_
1980, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-34419-7
A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with
Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic.
Selected By Anne McCaffrey
_The Girl Who Heard Dragons_
1994, TOR, ISBN 0-812-51099-2
(non-Pern short ficiton except for title story.)
Other Anne McCaffrey books found in a list in a US publication
_Mark of Merlin_ (Not Sci-Fi)
Dell, 1971
_Ring of Fear_ (Horse/Romance)
Ace, 1977 (original copyright from Dell, 1971)
_Kilternan Legacy_ (Not Sci-Fi)
(Above three reported as printed in the US as a single
paperback volume entitled _Three Women_: TOR, 1990, ISBN
0-812-50587-5
Clothbound/Trade-paperback editions from Underwood-Miller
[1990] entitled _Three Gothic Novels_ exist: ISBN 0-88733-065-7
(cloth)/ 0-88733-126-2 (t-p'back)
_Out of this World Cookbook_
Original edition: Ballentine, 1973, ISBN 0-345-23413-8
Current release: Wildside Press, 1991, ISBN 1-990448-13-0
(Obviously, a cookbook. Edited by McCaffrey with contributions
from assorted SF writers.)
_Stitch in Snow_ (Not Sci-Fi)
TOR, 1984, ISBN 0-812-93753-9
_The Year of the Lucy_ (Not Sci-Fi)
TOR, 1986, ISBN 0-812-58565-8
[Any of you who can provide missing data are more than welcome to send
it to me for inclusion in the list. -Quirk]
6b. Booktapes
Audio adaptation data courtessy of MIRRIM@delphi.com. Any confusion
may be blamed on the bookstore whose database she searched, or the
editor of this doccument. Publisher code in brackets; contact data
follows listing.
_Crisis on Doona_ and _Treaty Planet_/_Treaty on Doona_
(Combo - Abridged) 0-7871-0239-3 [1]
_Crystal Singer_
(No additional data) 1-55800-346-0 [1]
(Abridged) 0-7871-0024-2 [1]
(Signed copy?) 0681839333
_Killashandra_
(No additional data) 1-55800-350-9 [1]
(Abridged - Performer: Adrienne Barbeau) 0-7871-0398-5 [1]
_Crystal Line_
(No additional data) 1-55800-732-6 [1]
(Abridged) 0-7871-0074-9 [1]
_To Ride Pegasus_ and _Pegasus in Flight_
(combo - no additional data) 1-55800-474-2 [1]
_The Rowan_
(No additional data) 0930435680
_Damia_
(No additional data) 0930435885
_Damia's Children_
(No additional data) 1-56100-494-4 [2]
_Lyon's Pride_
(Unabridged?) 1-56100-550-9 [2]
(Abridged) 1-56100-358-1 [2]
_Partnership_ series
(No additional data) 1-55800-923-X [1]
_The Ship Who Won_
(Abridged - Performer: Constance Towers) 0-7871-0237-7 [1]
_Planet Pirate_ Series
(No additional data) 0-7871-0398-5 [1]
_The Powers That Be_
(No additional data) 1-55800-855-1 [1]
Science Fiction boxed set
(Abridged - Performer: Adrienne Barbeau) 0-7871-0186-9 [1]
Above includes _Crystal Singer_
A Dragonlovers Treasury of the Fantastic
(Abridged - Performers: John Cygan & Glynnis Talken)
1-57042-136-6 [3]
Above includes "Weyr Search"
Publishers:
1. Dove Audio
301 N. Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, Ca. 90210
1-800-328-DOVE
2. Brilliance Corp.
1810-B Industrial Drive
P.O.Box 887
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
1-800-222-3225
3. Time Warner Audio
9229 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
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