num_pages: 303
description: Dragonflight is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series. Dragonflight was first published by Ballantine Books in July 1968.[a] It is a fix-up of novellas, including two which made McCaffrey the first woman to win a Hugo or Nebula Award. In 1987, The magazine of the science fiction &amp; fantasy field ranked Dragonflight at number nine among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers
language: English
title: Dragonflight
titlecomplete: Dragonflight (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
characters: Lessa, F'lar
genres: High Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Classics, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Dragons, Fantasy, Time Travel
ratings_count: 135198
places: Pern
series: Dragonriders of Pern, Pern , Pern (Chronological Order)
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Ballantine Books