Anne McCaffrey

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Anne McCaffrey

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born
April 01, 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The United States

died
November 21, 2011

gender
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Anne McCaffrey was born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 1:30 p.m., in the hour of the Sheep, year of the Fire Tiger, sun sign Aries with Taurus rising and Leo mid-heaven (which seems to suggest an early interest in the stars).

Her parents were George Herbert McCaffrey, BA, MA PhD (Harvard), Colonel USA Army (retired), and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, estate agent. She had two brothers: Hugh McCaffrey (deceased 1988), Major US Army, and Kevin Richard McCaffrey, still living.

Anne was educated at Stuart Hall in Staunton Virginia, Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey, and graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literatures.

Her working career included Liberty Music Shops and...more


Anne McCaffrey isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but she does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from her feed.

Dear Ms. McCaffrey:


For many years I have enjoyed your books. I have lived among the dragons and the crystal – both in my mind and in reality – though your worlds have ways of making this world more bearable. Through your books you have been an inspiration for my continued writing efforts. While my s.f. has had few sale, many of my other writings have. I know this is just another fan letter amo...

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Average rating: 3.92 · 338,395 ratings · 6,677 reviews · 229 distinct works
Dragonflight (Pern, #1)
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 27,342 ratings — published 1968 — 58 editions
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Dragonsong (Pern, #3) (Harp...
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 15,462 ratings — published 1976 — 36 editions
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Dragonsinger (Pern, #4) (Ha...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 14,435 ratings — published 1977 — 27 editions
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The White Dragon (Pern, #5)
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 14,418 ratings — published 1978 — 34 editions
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Dragonquest (Pern, #2)
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 14,021 ratings — published 1971 — 43 editions
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Dragondrums (Pern, #6) (Har...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 12,013 ratings — published 1979 — 29 editions
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Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 10,827 ratings — published 1988 — 35 editions
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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern ...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 10,258 ratings — published 1983 — 25 editions
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The Masterharper of Pern (P...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 9,213 ratings — published 1998 — 20 editions
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All the Weyrs of Pern (Pern...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 8,838 ratings — published 1991 — 27 editions
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More books by Anne McCaffrey…
Dragonsdawn The Chronicles of Pern: Fir... Rescue Run The Dolphins' Bell Dragon's Fire Dragon's Kin Dragon Harper
Pern (Chronological Order) (30 books)
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3.9750876922308995 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 220,373 ratings
Dragonflight Dragonquest Dragonsong (Pern, #3) Dragonsinger (Pern, #4) The White Dragon Dragondrums (Pern, #6) Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Pern (published order) (24 books)
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3.9606202934554773 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 206,096 ratings
Dragonflight Dragonquest Dragonsong (Pern, #3) Dragonsinger (Pern, #4) The White Dragon Dragondrums (Pern, #6) Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern (17 books)
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3.9827091487139463 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 174,254 ratings
Dragonsong (Pern, #3) Dragonsinger (Pern, #4) Dragondrums (Pern, #6)
Pern: Harper Hall (3 books)
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4.09375 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 44,512 ratings
To Ride Pegasus Pegasus in Flight Pegasus in Space The Rowan Damia Damia's Children Lyon's Pride
Pegasus/The Tower and the Hive (8 books)
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3.8524776854416745 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 32,490 ratings
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“The tears I feel today
I'll wait to shed tomorrow.
Though I'll not sleep this night
Nor find surcease from sorrow.
My eyes must keep their sight:
I dare not be tear-blinded.
I must be free to talk
Not choked with grief, clear-minded.
My mouth cannot betray
The anguish that I know.
Yes, I'll keep my tears til later:
But my grief will never go.”
Anne McCaffrey, Dragonsinger (Pern, #4)

“Who wills, Can.
Who tries, Does.
Who loves, Lives.”
Anne McCaffrey

“A good story is a good story no matter who wrote it.”
Anne McCaffrey

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