Dragonriders of pern is a science fiction series which got initiated in 1967 beginning the series in 2003 ann and her child todd mccaffery have written pern novels both individually and jointly and since 2011 she has been able to write a total of 22 novels with short stories included which have been incorporated either in one of the volumes or in the two volumes. Dragon harper is the book in the dragonriders of pern series by anne mccaffrey and todd mccaffrey dragon harper was first published by del rey books in december 2007 1 synopsis 2 plot summary 3 cover gallery 4 notes kindan is an apprentice harper at the harper hall but he is finding the. 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