Classic Science Fiction Novels, March 2012

Hitting shelves in book form in 1968, Dragonflight was the combining of two previously released novellas from Anne McCaffrey. Individually, those novellas won her a Hugo and a Nebula Award, making her the first woman to ever do so, and it immediately proved that she would be a force to be reckoned with in science fiction. Dragonflight is her introduction of the world of Pern; peopled by humans who have a telepathic bond to the fire-breathing dragons who reside there, and who serve as the only method of fighting the deadly and destructive Thread that falls from Pern's skies. This is but the first installment in the legendary Dragonriders of Pern series, which has been continued by McCaffrey's son, Todd.