Are you planning on writing a lot of Pern novels?

Are you planning on writing a lot of Pern novels?

The short answer is: Yes (see In the Third Pass here). I have a number of ideas that I’d like to pursue in the Third Pass, which could lead to a number of novels. A lot depends upon how well the current novels are received.

What is the complete list of Pern books in the order they are supposed to be read?

What is the complete list of Pern books in the order they are supposed to be read?

There’s a complete list of Mum’s works at her website, annemccaffrey.net under Books -> Bibliography. Under Books -> Series, you can pick the Dragonriders of Pern and get just the Pern books.

The Pern Museum and Archives has a great PDF listing here.

Chronologically, the current order would be:

In the first Pass:
Dragonsdawn
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall

In the Second Pass:
Dragonseye

In the Third Pass:
Dragon’s Kin
Dragon’s Fire
Dragon Harper

Dragonsblood
Dragonheart
Dragongirl
Dragon’s Time
Dragonrider (tentative title)

In the Sixth Pass:
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Nerilka’s Story

In the Ninth Pass:
Dragonflight
Dragonsong
Dragonquest
Dragonsinger (overlaps with Dragonquest)
The White Dragon
Dragondrums (overlaps with The White Dragon)
Masterharper of Pern (overlaps with all of the above and more)
Renegades of Pern
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (anthology)
All The Weyrs of Pern
The Dolphins of Pern
The Skies of Pern

Also note that the three-book omnibus, “The Dragonriders of Pern” encompasses Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon.

“A Gift of Dragons” is a collection of short stories which are mostly set in the Ninth Pass.

There are also some other short stories published in various places.

Has anyone contacted Peter Jackson about doing a Pern movie?

Has anyone contacted Peter Jackson about doing a Pern movie?

In Hollywood, it’s not so much a question of the owner of a property (like the Dragonriders of Pern series) contacting a prospective producer as much as a producer acquiring the rights to the property. My guess is that Mr. Jackson is looking to develop other films.

What are the chances of a Pern movie?

What are the chances of a Pern movie?

Everyone would like to see a Pern movie. There have been at least a half dozen people who, over the years, have had the rights to make one or more books in the Dragonriders of Pern series into a movie or TV series.

Sadly, he truth is that it’s very difficult to get anything made in Hollywood, and more so when the budget is big. Mum’s film agent is always looking for likely candidates interested in the rights. Patience is required (blood pressure medicine helps) — remember that version of “The Wizard of Oz” with Judy Garland that we all know and love was actually the third film of the classic novel to be made.

The recent success of Avatar has made it more likely that Hollywood might be willing to see dragons fly.