Dragonquest
core novel 1971 Dragonriders of Pern
Record
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.10 (53,851 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345284259 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragonriders of Pern
- Series: The Dragonriders of Pern (original trilogy) core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne McCaffrey
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (SF Novel), 1972: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 5th.
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 1972: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Dragonriders of Pern (original trilogy)): Dragonflight is a fixup of two Analog novellas, 'Weyr Search' (Oct 1967) and 'Dragonrider' (Dec 1967/Jan 1968), both individually award-recognized (see Awards).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Dragonriders of Pern (original trilogy): position 2 of 3: previous Dragonflight (1968) · next The White Dragon (1978)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pern_books
- https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pern_series
- https://www.thehugoawards.org
- https://www.sfadb.com
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