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Karen Wynn Fonstad

3 series 4 books in order 1 standalone book

Karen Wynn Fonstad (1945–2005) was an American cartographer and academic who designed several atlases of fictional worlds, including The Atlas of Middle-earth (1981), a geographic guide to J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy world. Her atlases on our catalog include The Atlas of Pern, The Atlas of the Dragonlance World, and The Atlas of the Land. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1945
Known for
Dragonriders of Pern, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Dragonlance

Series by Karen Wynn Fonstad

Dragonriders of Pern

28 books in order · 1968–2018 · Publication order

  1. Cover of Dragonsdawn

    Dragonsdawn

    1988 · Anne McCaffrey

    Dragonsdawn is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey, the ninth book in the Dragonriders of Pern series. It was published in 1988 by Del Rey in…

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    The Renegades of Pern

    1989 · Anne McCaffrey

    The Renegades of Pern (1989), a novel by Anne McCaffrey, is set in a world where Holds protect people from Thread, deadly silver strands falling from…

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    The Masterharper of Pern

    1998 · Anne McCaffrey

    Masterharper of Pern, a 1998 novel by Anne McCaffrey, is set in a time when Thread has not fallen on Pern for centuries. It follows Robinton, a…

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    Nerilka's Story

    1985 · Anne McCaffrey

    Nerilka, determined to help others despite her family's refusal to share Fort Hold's resources, packed medicines and supplies and left to aid her…

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    Moreta

    1983 · Anne McCaffrey

    This 1983 novel by Anne McCaffrey is set on Pern, where a mysterious ailment strikes, killing many holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders, leaving the…

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    Dragonseye

    1997 · Anne McCaffrey

    In Anne McCaffrey's Dragons Eye, the dragonriders of Pern prepare for a threat they have not faced in two centuries. Thread, a deadly substance that…

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    Dragon's Kin

    2003 · Anne McCaffrey

    This 2003 novel, part of the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey, follows young Kindan, who works alongside his…

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    Dragon's Fire

    2006 · Anne McCaffrey

    When a mine containing firestone, the mineral that gives the dragons of Pern their ability to breathe fire, explodes and kills the miners trapped…

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    Dragon Harper

    2007 · Anne McCaffrey

    For millions of readers, the name Pern evokes a distant planet with dragons and riders facing the threat of Thread. In this story, Anne McCaffrey and…

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  10. Cover of Dragonflight

    Dragonflight

    1968 · Anne McCaffrey

    A 1968 novel by Anne McCaffrey. Lessa, seen by the nobles of Benden Weyr as nothing but a ragged kitchen girl, has survived by serving those who…

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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

14 books in order · 1977–2013

  1. Cover of The runes of the earth

    The runes of the earth

    2004 · Stephen R. Donaldson

    Ten years after the death of Thomas Covenant, his one-time companion Linden Avery returns home to discover her child building images of the Land with…

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    The One Tree

    1982 · Stephen R. Donaldson

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  3. Cover of The Power That Preserves

    The Power That Preserves

    1977 · Stephen R. Donaldson

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Dragonlance

22 books in order · 1987–2009

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How many books has Karen Wynn Fonstad written?

We list 4 books by Karen Wynn Fonstad across 3 series, published between 1968–2018 — each shown in full reading order.

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