Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern, Crystal Singer, and Rowan series (amongst many others) passed away yesterday from a stroke at age 85.

"Dragonflight" ($14) by Anne McCaffrey is the first of more than 20 (yes, 20!) books in the long-running Dragonriders of Pern series. Lessa, an orphan and outcast, finds herself at the middle of ...

(Lev Grossman writes about books here every Wednesday. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) Anne McCaffrey died a week and a half ago, on November 21. I never met her — she lived in Ireland in a house ...

If you enjoy fiction that features dragons, then our spotlight author might just be for you. Anne McCaffrey is considered one of science fiction’s most popular authors and is perhaps best known ...