> The Dragonriders of Pern series is a sci-fi/fantasy series of novels and short stories set on the fictional planet of Pern. The series was started by Anne McCaffrey in 1967. Other contributing authors include Todd McCaffrey, Gigi McCaffrey, and Jody Lynn Nye. There are also several non-novels about this universe, such as *The Atlas of Pern* and *The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern*.
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> Though publication order is the intended (and recommended) reading order, [a list of books by their chronological order can be found here](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/1476/).