Hi Todd,
It was such a pleasure to meet both you and your mom at the signing Friday night. I want to especially thank you for taking the time to speak to my niece. That was very special for me to see. I can not wait until she is old enough for me to share Pern with her, and now she will have a special start to her own collection. My pictures came out wonderful, and will be a special reminder of a very special meeting!!

Thank-you to you and your mom from the bottom of my heart!!

Michele

p.s. I hope your mom liked the gift!

Hi Michele!

The signing was great. Your niece was Jordan, right? Well, I admired her for keeping herself wide-eyed and not cranky through the long line and all our chatting. It’s hard, sometimes, for a six year-old to behave so well in such circumstances.

I’m glad the pictures came out well. Mum liked the present.

Cheers,
Toddd

Mr McCaffrey

I am french and I follow the dramatic saga created by your mother since I bought and read the “dragon flight”, 3 years ago.
Since I am fond of this saga, I would like to ask 2 or 3 questions on your future writings, hoping you will have time to answer these.

-In first place, I would like to know if “dragon’s kin” will be translated in french, and if it is, when he will be realeased in my country
– Same question for “dragon’s blood”
– Eventually, may you give me some infos about the scenario of dragon’s blood”. Is it the sequel of “The skies of Pern”?

Knowing you have little time to give to your readers, I thank you foward for answering my questions

Charles Porrot
From France

Mr. Porrot,

I am pleased to tell you that “Dragon’s Kin” will be translated into French. I have hopes that “Dragonsblood” will also be translated into French.

“Dragonsblood” is not a sequel to “The Skies of Pern.” “Dragon’s Kin” takes place toward the end of the Second Interval on Pern — less than 500 Turns after the planet was first colonised — and “Dragonsblood” takes place at the start of the Third Pass, some 14 Turns later.

In “Dragonsblood” you will find the answer to the “Ancient Rooms” found at Benden Weyr by Jaxom in “Dragonquest.”

Mum is currently here in LA with me and she’s be so energized by the booksignings and her award — the “L. Ron Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts” — that she’s got an idea for a sequel to “The Skies of Pern” which she’ll write herself.

Cheers,
Todd

Dear Mr. McCaffrey

Hi, I just wanted to say that I admire your and Anne’s work, and that I am a sort of writer myself, though I haven’t published anything. I was wondering, do people from Earth (or another human populated planet) ever go back to pern? I was just wondering.

Sincerly

Nhorad
(Personal Nickname)

Nhorad,

Keep writing. The rules are: (1) write it; (2) finish it; (3) send it out; (4) repeat steps 1-3 until someone sends you a check.

In answer to your question — no, no one ever goes back to Pern. They did in “Rescue Run” and have now updated their charts to show Pern as a world unsafe for humans and uninhabited.

Cheers,
Todd

Hi Todd,

I was just wondering something. Did your mum base fire-lizards off cats? There are so many things they do that seems just like a cats.

A simple question I guess, but I’d just like to know.

Sara Joy

Hi Sara Joy,

I think there’s a definite element of “cat” in fire-lizards. But they’re also slightly different, as they bond more closely with their humans.

Cheers,
Todd