The Skies of Pern
 The Skies of Pern is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It was the sixteenth book published in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne or her son Todd McCaffrey.The Skies of Pern was first published in 2001. It was the first Pern book using the same painting to illustrate the UK and US covers.This novel follows soon after The Dolphins of Pern and in contrast to the previous several Pern novels takes place in a very short period of time within the same year.