Dragonriders of Pern books in order

Anne McCaffrey

Dragonriders of Pern is a series of 31 books by Anne McCaffrey: 7,361 pages in the 21 with a known length, about 135 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

31: books
7,361: pages in 21 of them
135 hours: to read those 21
270 days: at 30 minutes a day

Dragonrider 1967 length not known

Weyr Search 1967 length not known

Dragonflight 1968 5.7 h 2

Dragonquest 1971 6.1 h 3

Dragonsong 1976 3.6 h

3 The White Dragon 1978 length not known

Dragonsinger 1977 5.0 h 4

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern 1983 7.0 h

The Atlas of Pern 1984 3.1 h

The Harper Hall Trilogy 1984 length not known

Nerilka's Story 1985 8.6 h 6

Dragondrums 1979 4.4 h 6

Dragonsdawn 1988 7.9 h 7

The Renegades of Pern 1989 6.4 h 8

All the Weyrs of Pern 1991 3.3 h 9

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall 1993 5.6 h

10 The Dolphins of Pern 1994 length not known

Dragonseye 1997 6.5 h 12

The Masterharper of Pern 1998 7.9 h

Runner of Pern 1998 length not known

The Skies of Pern 2001 8.4 h

A Gift of Dragons 2002 6.3 h 14

Dragon's Kin 2003 5.5 h 15

Dragonsblood 2005 8.8 h 16

Dragon's Fire 2006 8.8 h

17 Dragon Harper 2007 length not known

18 Dragonheart 2008 length not known

Dragongirl 2010 8.8 h

20 Dragon's Time 2011 length not known

Sky Dragons 2012 7.3 h

Dragonriders of Pern length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

Dragonrider 1967 length not known
Weyr Search 1967 length not known
1

Dragonflight 1968 5.7 h

HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl.
2

Dragonquest 1971 6.1 h

Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again.
3

Dragonsong 1976 3.6 h

Menolly, a young fisher's daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harper's craft.
3

The White Dragon 1978 length not known
4

Dragonsinger 1977 5.0 h

Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words.
4

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern 1983 7.0 h

All seems well on Pern until a mysterious ailment strikes killing myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders.
The Atlas of Pern 1984 3.1 h
The Harper Hall Trilogy 1984 length not known
5

Nerilka's Story 1985 8.6 h

On the planet Pern, which was colonised hundreds of years ago by Earth folk looking for a more agrarian lifestyle, "dragons" help humans to fight a deadly Thread that falls from a…
6

Dragondrums 1979 4.4 h

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 unusualand sometimes…
6

Dragonsdawn 1988 7.9 h
7

The Renegades of Pern 1989 6.4 h

As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky.
8

All the Weyrs of Pern 1991 3.3 h

Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other holds.
9

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall 1993 5.6 h

Let the queen of dragons herself take you back to the earliest days of Pernese history as Anne McCaffrey brings to life events that shaped one of the most popular worlds in all of…
10

The Dolphins of Pern 1994 length not known
11

Dragonseye 1997 6.5 h
12

The Masterharper of Pern 1998 7.9 h

In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern for centuries--and many dare to hope that Thread will never fall again--a boy is born to Harper Hall.
Runner of Pern 1998 length not known
13

The Skies of Pern 2001 8.4 h

In this triumphant return to Pern, Anne McCaffrey takes us on an adventure as surprising and unforgettable as any that has come before . . . It is a time of hope and regret, of…
A Gift of Dragons 2002 6.3 h

For more than thirty years, Pern has conjured visions of brave men and women mounted upon the backs of dragons.
14

Dragon's Kin 2003 5.5 h

Beginning with the classic Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey has created a complex, endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons.
15

Dragonsblood 2005 8.8 h

In Dragon's Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional…
16

Dragon's Fire 2006 8.8 h

When a mine containing firestone, the mineral that gives the dragons of Pern their ability to breathe fire, explodes, killing the miners trapped there, young Cristov volunteers to…
17

Dragon Harper 2007 length not known
18

Dragonheart 2008 length not known
19

Dragongirl 2010 8.8 h

Young Fiona's life takes a turn when a tragedy thrusts her into a position of authority, and she finds herself leading Weyrfolk who have a hard time trusting a senior Weyrwoman…
20

Dragon's Time 2011 length not known
21

Sky Dragons 2012 7.3 h

Scores of dragons are dead after plague swept across the world of Pern, and now the Weyrs are struggling to rebuild before Threadfall destroys everything—and everyone—left alive.
Dragonriders of Pern length not known

How much is left

After Dragonrider	about 135 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Weyr Search	about 135 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 1, Dragonflight	about 129 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 2, Dragonquest	about 123 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 3, Dragonsong	about 120 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 3, The White Dragon	about 120 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 4, Dragonsinger	about 115 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 4, Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern	about 108 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Atlas of Pern	about 105 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Harper Hall Trilogy	about 105 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 5, Nerilka's Story	about 96 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 6, Dragondrums	about 92 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 6, Dragonsdawn	about 84 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 7, The Renegades of Pern	about 77 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 8, All the Weyrs of Pern	about 74 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 9, The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall	about 68 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 10, The Dolphins of Pern	about 68 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 11, Dragonseye	about 62 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 12, The Masterharper of Pern	about 54 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Runner of Pern	about 54 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 13, The Skies of Pern	about 46 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After A Gift of Dragons	about 39 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 14, Dragon's Kin	about 34 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 15, Dragonsblood	about 25 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 16, Dragon's Fire	about 16 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 17, Dragon Harper	about 16 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 18, Dragonheart	about 16 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 19, Dragongirl	about 7 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 20, Dragon's Time	about 7 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 134 hours 57 minutes

21 of 31 books, 7,361 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

270 days (about 39 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Minutes a day Your reading speed: 250 words a minute

Estimate based on 275 words per page.