Dragondrums

Anne McCaffrey

Atheneum, 1979 - Fiction - 240 pages

When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures.

About the author

Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926. She received a degree in Slavonic languages from Radcliffe College. She worked in advertising for Helena Rubenstein from 1947 to 1952. Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dragondrums; An Argo book; Volume 6 of Dragonriders of Pern series; Volume 3 of The Harper Hall Trilogy
• Author: Anne McCaffrey
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Atheneum, 1979
• ISBN: 0689306857, 9780689306853
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General