Sky Dragons
core novel 2012 Dragonriders of Pern
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (5,281 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345500915 |
Synopsis
Sky Dragons, the final collaboration between Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey, continues the Third Pass storyline of Pern, where a devastating dragon illness has left the Weyrs with too few dragons to fight Thread effectively. Xhinna, established in the preceding volumes as the first female rider of a blue dragon and now the first female Weyrleader, leads a company of blue and green dragonriders on a time-displaced expedition to a set of previously uninhabited islands. There, away from the traditions that reserve leadership and breeding rights for gold and bronze dragons, the group works to build a new settlement and grow their numbers enough to make a difference against Thread, contending with unfamiliar predators, the strain of establishing an unconventional breeding Weyr, and skepticism from those who question Xhinna's authority.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragonriders of Pern
- Series: Dragonriders of Pern: the Third Pass era core; position 5 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne McCaffrey
- Author: Todd McCaffrey
Notes
- From the series record (Dragonriders of Pern: the Third Pass era): 5 novels co-credited 'Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey' on their original editions, set in the 'Third Pass' prequel era (~500 AL). Sky Dragons (2012) was completed and published after Anne McCaffrey's November 2011 death but retains joint credit as the concluding volume of a collaborative project begun while she was alive.
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 Dragonriders of Pern: the Third Pass era: position 5 of 5: previous Dragon's Time (2011)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pern_books
- https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pern_series
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McCaffrey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Dragons
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