Born April 1, 1926, in Cambridge, MA; daughter of George Herbert (a city administrator and U.S. Army colonel) and Anne Dorothy (a real estate agent) McCaffrey; married H. Wright Johnson, January 14, 1950 (divorced, 1970); children: Alec Anthony, Todd, Georgeanne. Education: Radcliffe College, B.A. (cum laude), 1947; graduate study, University of City of Dublin; also studied voice for nine years. Religion: Presbyterian. Avocational Interests: Singing, opera directing, riding, horse care. Memberships: Science Fiction Writers of America (secretary-treasurer, 1968-70), Mystery Writers of America, Authors Guild, Novelists' Ink, PEN (Ireland). Addresses: Office: Dragonhold-Underhill, Timmore Lane, Newcastle, County Wicklow, Ireland. Agent: Diana Tyler, MBA Literary Agents, 62 Grafton Way, London WIP 5LD, England.

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

• Restoree, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1967.
• (Editor) Alchemy and Academe, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1970.
• Get Off the Unicorn (short stories), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1977.
• The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey (stories), Deutsch (London, England), 1981.
• The Coelura, Underwood-Miller (San Francisco, CA), 1983.
• Stitch in Snow, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1984.
• Three Women, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Powers That Be, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1993.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Power Lines (sequel to Powers That Be), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1994.
• An Exchange of Gifts, illustrated by Pat Morrissey, ROC (New York, NY), 1995.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Power Play, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1995.
• No One Noticed the Cat, ROC (New York, NY), 1996.
• (Editor, with Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Space Opera, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1996.
• If Wishes Were Horses, ROC (New York, NY), 1998.
• Nimisha's Ship, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1999.
• (With Joe Haldeman and Arthur C. Clarke) The Best Military Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century, edited by Harry Turtledove and Martin H. Greenberg, Random House (New York, NY), 2001.
• A Gift of Dragons (story collection), illustrated by Tom Kidd, Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 2002.
• Freedom's Ransom, Putnam (New York, NY), 2002.
• (With son, Todd McCaffrey) Dragon's Kin, Random House (New York, NY), 2003.
• (With Mercedes Lackey and Margaret Ball) Brain Ships, edited by James Baen, Baen Books (New York, NY), 2003.
• (With Jody Lynn Nye) The Ship Who Saved the Worlds, Baen Books (New York, NY), 2003.
• (With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) Changelings: Book One of The Twins of Petaybee, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2005.
• (With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) Second Wave: Acorna's Children, Eos, 2006.
• (With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) Maelstrom: Book Two of The Twins of Petaybee, Del Rey/ Ballantine Books (New York, NY), 2006.

• Dragonflight, Ballantine, 1968, hardcover edition, Walker & Co. (New York, NY), 1969, reprinted, Random House (New York, NY), 2002.
• Dragonquest: Being the Further Adventures of the Dragonriders of Pern, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1971.
• A Time When, Being a Tale of Young Lord Jaxom, His White Dragon, Ruth, and Various Fire-Lizards (short story), NESFA Press (Cambridge, MA), 1975.
• The White Dragon, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1978.
• The Dragonriders of Pern (contains Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1978.
• Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (also see below), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1983.
• The Girl Who Heard Dragons (story collection), illustrated by Judy King-Rieniets, Cheap Street (New Castle, VA), 1985, illustrated by Michael Whelan, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• Nerilka's Story, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1986.
• Dragonsdawn (also see below), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1988, with introduction by James Gunn, illustrated by Michael Whelan, Easton Press (Norwalk, CT), 1988.
• The Renegades of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1989.
• All the Weyrs of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1991.
• The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Dolphins' Bell: A Tale of Pern, Wildside Press, 1993.
• The Dolphins of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1994.
• Dragonseye (also see below), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Masterharper of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1998.
• The Skies of Pern, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2001.
• On Dragonwings (contains Dragonsdawn, Dragonseye, and Moreta), Random House (New York, NY), 2003.
• (With Todd McCaffrey) Dragon's Fire, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2006.

• Dragonsong, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1976, reprinted, Simon & Schuster Children's (New York, NY), 2003.
• Dragonsinger, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1977, reprinted, Simon & Schuster Children's (New York, NY), 2003.
• Dragondrums, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1979, reprinted, Simon & Schuster Children's (New York, NY), 2003.
• The Harper Hall of Pern (contains Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1979.

• Decision at Doona, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1969.
• (With Jody Lynn Nye) Crisis on Doona, Ace (New York, NY), 1992.
• (With Jody Lynn Nye) Treaty at Doona, Ace (New York, NY), 1994.

• The Ship Who Sang, Walker & Co. (New York, NY), 1969.
• (With Mercedes Lackey) The Ship Who Searched, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• (With Margaret Ball) PartnerShip, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• (With S.M. Stirling) The City Who Fought, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1993.
• (With Jody Lynn Nye) The Ship Who Won, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• (With S.M. Stirling) The Ship Avenged, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1997.

• Dinosaur Planet, Futura (London, England), 1977, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1978.
• The Dinosaur Planet Survivors, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1984.
• The Ireta Adventure (contains Dinosaur Planet and The Dinosaur Planet Survivors), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1985.
• The Mystery of Ireta: Dinosaur Planet, and Dinosaur Planet Survivors, Random House (New York, NY), 2003.

• Crystal Singer, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1982.
• Killashandra, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1985.
• Crystal Line, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1992.
• Crystal Singer Trilogy (contains Crystal Singer, Killashandra, and Crystal Line), Del Rey (New York, NY), 1996.

• (With Elizabeth Moon) Sassinak, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• (With Jody Lynn Nye) The Death of Sleep, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• Generation Warriors, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1991.
• (With Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye) The Planet Pirates, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1993.

• The Rowan, Berkley Publishing (New York, NY), 1990.
• Damia, Ace (New York, NY), 1993.
• Damia's Children, Putnam (New York, NY), 1993.
• Lyon's Pride, Putnam (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Tower and the Hive, Putnam (New York, NY), 1999.

• Freedom's Landing, Putnam (New York, NY), 1995.
• Freedom's Choice, Putnam (New York, NY), 1997.
• Freedom's Challenge, Putnam (New York, NY), 1998.

• To Ride Pegasus, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1973.
• Pegasus in Flight, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1990.
• Pegasus in Space, Del Rey (New York, NY), 2000.

• (With Margaret Ball) Acorna: The Unicorn Girl, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1997.
• (With Margaret Ball) Acorna's Quest, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1998.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's People, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1999.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's World, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 2000.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's Search, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's Rebels, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.
• (With Elizabeth A. Scarborough) Acorna's Triumph, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

• The Mark of Merlin (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1971, reprinted, Wildside Press, 2002.
• The Ring of Fear (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1971.
• (Editor) Cooking out of This World, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1973.
• The Kilternan Legacy (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1975, reprinted, Wildside Press, 2002.
• Habit Is an Old Horse, Dryad Press (Seattle, WA), 1986.
• The Year of the Lucy (novel), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• The Lady (novel), Ballantine (New York, NY), 1987, published as The Carradyne Touch, Futura/Macdonald (London, England), 1988.
• (Author of text and introduction) Robin Wood, The People of Pern, Donning (Norfolk, VA), 1988.
• (With Jody Lynn Nye) The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, illustrated by Todd Cameron Hamilton, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1989.
• Three Gothic Novels: The Ring of Fear, The Mark of Merlin, The Kilternan Legacy, Underwood-Miller, 1990.
• Dragonflight Graphic Novel, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1993.
• Black Horses for the King (juvenile historical fiction), Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1996.
• (Editor, with John Betancourt) Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1996.
• Dragon, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.
• (With Richard Woods) A Diversity of Dragons, illustrated by John Howe, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1997.

Contributor to anthologies, including Infinity One, 1970; Future Love, 1977; and Camelot: A Collection of Original Arthurian Tales, 1995. Contributor to magazines, including Analog Science Fiction-Science Fact, Galaxy, and Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Collections of McCaffrey's manuscripts are housed at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and in the Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.