Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She studied Slavonic Languages and Literature at Radcliffe College.
In 1968 McCaffrey's short story "Weyr Search", the initial story in the Dragonriders of Pern series, won a Hugo for Best Novella. It was the first time a woman had won a Hugo for fiction.
She currently lives in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Books
Dragonriders of Pern and Renegades of Pern
The Ship Series
(This series also includes solo entries by Stirling and Nye.)The Pegasus Series
The Tower and Hive Series
The Dinosaur Planet Series / Planet Pirates Series
The Crystal Singer Series
The Doona Series
The Petaybee Series
The Freedom (Catteni) Series
The Acorna Series
Other