Anne McCaffrey
1) Dragonsdawn
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English
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"A Del Rey book." Colonists from Earth set out to protect their new home, Pern, from the deadly spores that fall from the sky and devour everything in their path.
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Acorna series) volume 2
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English
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I must find my own kind! Found as an infant drifting in space, Acorna, the Unicorn Girl, has become a young woman. She still has her tiny, translucent horn, and her "funny" feet and hands. And, she still has her miraculous ability to make plants grow and heal human sickness. But Acorna has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mind-speak by touching horns. With her "Uncle" Calum, one of the three grizzled asteroid prospectors who rescued, protected,...
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A trio of prospectors adopt an infant unicorn girl they find drifting in an escape pod, taking care to shield her from scientists and others who would exploit the child for their own purposes, but as refugees on the planet Kezdet they encounter even more danger from a mysterious man who trades in child labor.
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Putnam
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Kris Bjornson, one of a group of slaves who was dumped on the planet Botany by the Eosi-dominated Catteni forces, has found a measure of contentment with her lover Zainal, but they both realize the time has come to gather forces to fight for liberation.
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Putnam
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Kris Bjornson, one of a group of slaves dumped on an uninhabited planet by their Catteni masters, learns to survive with the help of renegade exile Zainal, but when the time comes to join in a revolution against the Catteni, she is torn between her love for Zainal and her desire to return to Earth.
8) Dragonseye
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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Two hundred years after the first Threadfall, the people of Pern are preparing for the return of the deadly plague, this time armed with the highly-trained fire-lizards that were developed specifically to fight Thread, but Lord Holder Chalkin of Bitra refuses to heed warnings about the coming onslaught and his disbelief could spell disaster.
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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After generations of battling a plague, humans have nearly forgotten the intelligence-enhanced dolphins that were among the first colonists on the planet Pern. Then a young dragonrider and his friend make contact with the legendary shipfish, renewing the bond between the land and ocean dwellers.
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1993
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English
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The author takes you back to the earliest days of Pernese history where you join the original survey team as they explore Pern and decide to recommend it for colonization. Share the terror of the evacuation from the Southern Continent, learn how the famous Ruatha Hold was founded, and discover a secret lost in time--the rescue of some of the original colonists before the planet was cut off forever!
12) Acorna's World
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HarperCollins
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[2009]
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English
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Acorna, the unicorn girl" has made peace with her Linyaari past, and aboard the interplanetary salvage vessel Condor she is finally free. But dread overtakes her when a distress signal summons Acorna and her companions to a nearby planet. For among the myraid wonders of this world of sentient plants and intoxicating perfumes are unmistakable signs that everythng Acorna holds dear is in peril. A promise of world-shattering devastation is in the celestial...
13) Acorna's People
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HarperCollins
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[2009]
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English
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Filled with adventure and wonder, Acorna's People continues the enthralling saga of Acorna, the beautiful, brave, and kindhearted creature known as the Unicorn Girl. Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!" With the help of her "uncles" and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy her new home. The legendary resting place of the...
14) Acorna's Triumph
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HarperCollins
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[2009]
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English
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Aari has returned! Now he and his lifemate, the brave and beautiful Acorna, can finish rebuilding their once-decimated homeworld. Yet Aari's travels through time have left him oddly changed, and he barely remembers Acorna or their love. And as Aari's actions turn more sinister, Acorna must shift her attention to stopping the destruction of innocents by a vicious criminal. It is precisely the sort of weakness and confusion the dreaded Khleevi have...
15) Acorna's Rebels
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HarperCollins
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[2009]
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English
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Acorna's people, the Linyaari, have begun reclaiming their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal Khleevi. But the first wave of explorers has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari -- one that has led Aari, Acorna's beloved lifemate, on a dangerous journey from which he may never return.
Setting off on a quest to find Aari, Acorna and her friends -- Captain Becker, Mac, Nadhari, and RK -- are forced to crash land on the beautiful...
16) Acorna's Search
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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The homeworld Acorna has never known was horribly scarred in the brutal attack by the cold-blooded Khleevi , but the Linyaari -- the unicorn girl's gentle, spiritual race -- live on. Now is the time for healing and rebuilding, for restoring the natural beauty corrupted by the savage insectile oppressors. But Acorna's Linyaari friends and colleagues begin mysteriously disappearing soon after work gets under way, among them her beloved Aari. And her...
17) Dragon Harper
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Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
18) Dragon's fire
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Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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English
19) Dragon's time
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Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Weyrwoman Fiona and the harper Kindan struggle to keep morale from fading as the dragons of Pern are lost to the deadly Thread, and a dangerous attempt to travel back in time may be their only chance to save the dragons, and themselves, but tampering with the natural laws of the universe may have unforeseen consequences for the future of Pern.
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HarperCollins e-books
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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"The dramatic conclusion to the breathtaking saga of the children of Acorna and Aari. Khorii, the rebellious daughter of Acorna, the near-mythic heroine of her people, has tried to follow in her mother's footsteps in this time of plague and terror. But the pressure on the courageous young woman to succeed is tremendous, and the legacy she is expected to fulfill is overwhelming. The insidious enemy that has ravaged countless known worlds has left Khorii's...