McCaffrey, Anne

Kris Bjornson, one of a group of slaves who was dumped on the planet Botany by the Eosi-dominated Catteni forces, has found a measure of contentment with her lover Zainal, but they both realize the time has come to gather forces to fight for liberation.

Acorna, the Unicorn Girl, sets out on a quest with one of her adoptive "uncles" to learn the truth about her origins, while at the same time the Linyaari, a gentle, telepathic race, embark on a journey throughout the galaxy to spread the alarm about a coming invasion and to search for a beloved infant lost long ago.

Kai and Varian, awakening after forty years in cold-sleep, are determined to save Ireta and its unusual dinosaurs. All they have to do is solve the mysteries of the planet and gain the trust of the most dangerous beings in their Universe.

Colonists from Earth set out to protect their new home, Pern, from the deadly spores that fall from the sky and devour everything in their path.

On a small beleaguered planet patrolled by giant dragons, a tiny golden fire-lizard brings a searing threat greater than any Pern has ever met!.

After generations of battling a plague, humans have nearly forgotten the intelligence-enhanced dolphins that were among the first colonists on the planet Pern. Then a young dragonrider and his friend make contact with the legendary shipfish, renewing the bond between the land and ocean dwellers.

Aramina is a teenage girl of Pern, who hears dragons--a skill which does not solve any of her family's problems. Her mother fears losing her daughter to the life of a dragonrider. But Aramina exploits her rare abilities without deserting her beloved family.

Two hundred years after the first Threadfall, the people of Pern are preparing for the return of the deadly plague, this time armed with the highly-trained fire-lizards that were developed specifically to fight Thread, but Lord Holder Chalkin of Bitra refuses to heed warnings about the coming onslaught and his disbelief could spell disaster.

When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures.