The Dragonriders of Pern

"Very, very dated."

"Just read everything by her. An amazing writer that straddles the line between fantasy and scifi so well. Her dragon series, her Harper series, her Petaybee series, her Crystal series, her Talents series, all so good! They have science, space, romance, adventure, family, aliens, magic, mythical creatures; everything you could ever want from either genre."

"I LOVED these books as a teen. They captivated me and made me fall in love with dragons - an obsession I maintain to this day. If I had rated them then, it would have been 5 stars: A strong-willed, resourceful female lead marked for greatness, telepathy, animals, a brilliant blend of science and fantasy - what's not to love?<br/><br/>I don't know that the stories have aged well, but they shaped me. I owe so much of my love of fantasy and sci fi to these books, and regardless of their current appeal, McCaffrey knows how to weave a seamless and realistic tale."

"I love the first book, rags to riches type feeling. I love how they explain the connection between riders and dragons. The conflicts and things they overcome through the story make it adventurous. "

"i love this series. group of humans move to a new planet and must start all over. i am in the middle of "all the weyers of pern" now for the fourth time. ..."

"A classic that gave the world people riding dragons"

"An amazing series; Pern is one of my top four worlds, the others are Narnia, Middle Earth, and Darkover. "

"It may be dated, considering she wrote it in the 1970's, but it still holds up well. There are a lot of books in the series. You can read them in published order or chronological. It's fantasy, with dragons, on a different planet."

"Anne McCaffrey's entire Pern series is amazing, but if you've never read any of them, this is where I recommend you start. The Harper Hall trilogy in the same series is another good starting point. "

"Great world building, love the characters and how she imagined dragons. "