Dragons kin is the book in the dragonriders of pern series by anne mccaffrey and todd mccaffrey dragons kin was first published by del rey books in 2003 it is the eighteenth book in the dragonriders of pern series and the first with todd as co author. Beginning with the classic dragonriders of pern anne mccaffrey has created a complex endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering wings of annes imagination following book by book the evolution of one of science fictions most beloved and honored series. Beginning with the classic dragonriders of pern anne mccaffrey has created a complex endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragonsmillions of devoted readers and listeners have soared on the glittering wings of annes imagination following book by book the evolution of one of science fictions most beloved and honored series. Dragonriders of pern is a science fantasy series written primarily by american irish author anne mccaffrey who initiated it in 1967 beginning in 2003 her middle child todd mccaffrey has written pern novels both solo and jointly with anne the series as of july 2012 comprises 23 novels and several short stories. Anne mccaffrey one of the worlds most popular authors is best known for her dragonriders of pernr seriesshe was the first woman to win the two top prizes for science fiction writing the hugo and nebula awards she was also given the american library associations margaret a edwards award for lifetime literary achievement in young adult fiction was inducted into the science fiction