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Anne Inez McCaffrey is an American writer E of Science-fiction, born in 1926.

It took down many literary prizes for its works, of which the Prix Hugo in 1968 for its novella (long news) Weyr Search , which will constitute the beginning of the first novel published of the Ballade of Pern , Flight of the Dragon . The universe of Pern made its international repute.

Biography

Anne McCaffrey was born on April 1st, 1926 with Cambridge in the Massachusetts. She makes until 1947 Slavic studies of languages and of literature (writing its first news with the college) then a career starts on the boards: comedy, song, put in scene… In 1950, it Marie (it divorces in 1970) and has three children, of 1950 to 1959.

While his/her children are at the school, it recovers to write: its first news published appears in 1967. It is at the time one of the very rare women writers of science fiction: it is besides the first woman to obtain a Hugo price in fiction. In 1968, it creates the saga of Pern, then in 1973, that of the Gifted ones.

At the time of the ceremony of handing-over of the Price Nebula 2005, Anne McCaffrey is elected 22e Grand Master . In 2006, it is registered with the Science Fiction Hall off Famed of the museum of the science fiction to Seattle.

Anne McCaffrey saw today in a named house Dragonhold Underhill - the Fort of the Dragons under the Hill , in the Comté of Wicklow in Ireland, surrounded by horses (one of its passions). She continues to write regularly.

Works

The Ballade of Pern

The translations of works being in the universe of Pern were in general made by Simone Hilling. For more information on this universe of fiction, to see the specific article: the Ballade of Pern.

Acorna

  1. Acorna, the small unicorn / Acorna (1997) with Margaret Ball
  2. the Search of Acorna / Acorna' S quest (1998) with Margaret Ball
  3. people of Acorna / Acorna' S People (1999) with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
  4. the world of Acorna (2003)/ Acorna' S World (2000) with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
  5. Acorna' S Search with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2001)
  6. Acorna' S Rebels with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2003)
  7. Acorna' S Triumph with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2004)
  8. First Warning: Acorna' S Children with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2005)
  9. Second Wave: Acorna' S Children with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2006)
  10. Third Watch: Acorna' S Children with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2007)

  • The unicorn girl: the it adventures with stories of Mickey Zucker Reichert, Jody Lynn Nye, and Romance A. Ranieri

The singer hook

  1. the singer hook/ Hook Singer (1982)
  2. Killashandra/ Killashandra (1985)
  3. memory of the hook/ Hook Line (1992)

Doona

  1. Decision in Doona / Decision At Doona (1969)
  2. Crisis one Doona (1992) with Jody Lynn Nye
  3. Treaty Planet (1994) with Jody Lynn Nye

The Gifted ones

This cycle is also known under the name the flight of PEGASE , which should in all logic apply only to the first under-cycle.

Flight of PEGASE

  1. the gallop of test (1992)/ To Ride Pegasus (1973)
  2. the jump towards infinite the (1991)/ Pegasus in Flight (1990)
  3. Pegasus In Space (2000), not yet translated into French

The Tower and the Hive

  1. Rowane (1991)/ The Rowan (1990)
  2. Damia (1993)/ Damia (1992)
  3. children of Damia (1996)/ Damia' S children (1993)
  4. the pride of Lyon (1997)/ Lyon' S pride (1994)
  5. the tower and the hive (2001)/ The Tower And The Hive (1999)

The planet of the dinosaurs

This cycle is him also divided into two under-cycles.

Ireta

Planet Pirates

  • Sassinak / Sassinak with Elizabeth Moon (1990)
  • The Death off Sleep with Jody Lynn Nye (1990) (in the chronology of the history, it is the first Opus)
  • Génération Warriors / Generation Warriors with Elizabeth Moon (1991)

The trilogy of the forces

  • the major forces / Powers That Be with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (1993)
  • tension fields / Power Lines with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (1993)
  • play of the forces / Power Play with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (1995)

Twins of the trilogy of the forces

  • Changelings with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (2005)

The cycle of the free men (Catteni)

  • Ground of freedom / Freedom' S Landing (1995)
  • Ground of challenge / Freedom' S Choice (1997)
  • Ground of election / Freedom' S Challenge (1998)
  • Ground of ransom (2004)/ Freedom' S Ransom (2002)

The cycle of the partners

  • the vessel which sang (1996)/ The ship who blood (1969) contains:
    • the vessel which sang/The ship who blood (1961)
    • the vessel in mourning/The ship who mourned) (1966)
    • the vessel which killed/The ship who killed (1966)
    • the vessel and its partner/The partnered ship (1969)
    • the vessel which disappeared/The ship who diseappeared where The ship who dissembled (1969)
    • theatrical Mission/Dramatic mission (1969)
  • the vessel Cyborg / PartnerShip with Margaret Ball (1992)
  • The Ship Who Searched with Mercedes Lackey (1992)
  • The City Who Fought with Stephen Michael Stirling (1993)
  • The Ship Who Won with Jody Lynn Nye (1994) (followed The Chip Wandering by Jody Lynn Nye)
  • Ship Avenged with Stephen Michael Stirling (1999)

News

  • the Lady of the high tower (1993), the large temple of science fiction:
the Lady of the high tower/ Lady in the tower (1959)
  • the girl of its mother/ Daughter (1971)
  • the child of the fairies/ Changeling (1977)
  • time that it makes on Welladay/ Weather one Welladay (1969)
  • the spines of Barevi/ The thorns off Barevi (1970)
  • the supreme love/ The greatest coils (1976)
  • the Christmas good father/ has proper Santa Claus (1973)
  • rotted Pomme/ Apple (1969)
  • smallest of the dragonniers / The smallest dragonboy (1973)

    • the vessel which returned at the base/ The Ship That Returned (1999) in remote Horizons , Anthologie of Robert Silverberg (Far Horizons - 1999 - I have Lu Millénaires)

    Price

    • Prix Hugo in 1968 for the novella Weyr search
    • Prix Nebula in 1969 for the novella Dragonriders
    • Prix E.E. Smith Memorial in 1976
    • Prix Ditmar (Australian price) in 1979 for the white Dragon
    • Prix Gandalf in 1979 for the white Dragon
    • Prix Balrog in 1980 for its career
    • Prix Balrog in 1980 for the Drums of Pern
    • Prix Stressed Eurocon in 1980 for the white Dragon
    • Price Golden delicious PEN (price decreed by children) in 1982
    • Price of Science Fiction Book Club 1986 of the book of the year for Killashandra
    • Price of Science Fiction Book Club 1989 of the book of the year for the Paddle of the dragons
    • Price of Science Fiction Book Club 1989 of the book of the year for Renegades of Pern
    • Price of Science Fiction Book Club 1992 of the book of the year for All Weyrs de Pern
    • Price of Science Fiction Book Club 1993 of the book of the year for Children of Damia
    • Price of Science Fiction Book Club 1994 of the book of the year for Dolphins of Pern
    • Barnes Price & Noble in 1997 for Ground of challenge
    • Invited honor of the DragonCon in 1999
    • Price Julie in 1999 for a life of services distinguished with Fantastic Arts
    • Price Margaret A. Edwards in 1999 for its work Future “youth”
    • Price L. Ron Hubbard Writers off the Lifetime Achievement in 2004
    • Large Master for the unit from its work in 2005
    • Inscription with the Science Fiction Hall off Famed in 2006

    See too

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    External bonds

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