Dragonsdawn: The first settlers of pern, how it is that man has come to pern, the reason and meaning of many of the names of the places of pern. The expodition of travelers who are transported by giant space ships who become the dawn sisters, their trials of travel, relocation and decimation by the pern thread invasion and the ingenuity and strenght in develping the dragons and training them to fly the skyes and protect pern from the evil thread


Dragons eye : Todd pern side interperated by Maccaffrey's and his first attempt at helping to write in the series. Through the dragons view of things they are able to combat prejudice and create meaningful changes in their world, and most of all save pern from distruction in future generations .
the story of the rebuilding of pern after the devastation, and the beginning of the weirs

Moreta: The heroic story of moreta who inspired song by her self sacrifice because of plage. finding love in inopportune times, and the sacrifices of duty. the people of pern find out that they are not only going to be taxed by the imminate attach of thread but by a rampid illness that decimates the population right before the dawning of a new thread era.