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  1. Born this day: 04/01/1926 (d. 11/21/2011)
    Anne McCaffrey was the first woman to win both a Hugo and a Nebula Award for fiction. Best known for the Dragonriders of Pern, she created a world where bonded dragons and their riders defend a colony planet from deadly spore. Named SFWA Grand Master in 2005.

    Art by Michael Whelan

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McC

    #Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #AnneMcCaffrey @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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  2. Sense of wonder ! Aujourd'hui on revient sur Le Vol du dragon d'Anne McCaffrey (prix Hugo de la novella 1968) ➡️ buff.ly/uIrMBwf

    Et on a un nouveau générique !

    #senseofwonder #fantasy #AnneMcCaffrey

  3. THE RENEGADES OF PERN (1988)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 20" X 30"

    I was in a frenzied state trying to finish up jobs before the impending birth of our son when I had a dream about this cover. 1/3

    #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #sff #illustration #pern #annemccaffrey

  4. DRAGONQUEST (1978)
    Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"

    The primary menace to the planet Pern is "Thread," a corrosive and devastating alien life form which falls from the Red Star and burrows its way into the soil, destroying all life and making the soil unusable. 1/4

    #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #illustration #dragon #pern #annemccaffrey

  5. WEYRWORLD (1990)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 27" x 36"

    My schedule was booked up many months in advance, so Del Rey Books commissioned me to do this cover before the book was even written. 1/5

    #sciencefiction #scifi #sff #scifiart #illustration #dragon #pern #annemccaffrey

  6. KILLASHANDRA (1985)
    Acrylic - 28" x 20"

    When a book has a character as interesting and well delineated as Killashandra, the best cover approach is simply to render an accurate portrait of her. 1/4

    #sciencefiction #scifi #sff #scifiart #illustration #annemccaffrey

  7. WEYRWORLD (1990)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 27" x 36"

    My schedule was booked up many months in advance, so Del Rey Books commissioned me to do this cover before the book was even written. 1/5

    #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #annemccaffrey #pern #dragon

  8. DRAGONFLIGHT (1978)
    Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"

    For the first book in Anne McCaffrey's now legendary Dragonriders of Pern series, I wanted to create a literal visualization of the title. I selected an aerial point-of-view and tilted the horizon to simulate the dizzying sensation of flight. 1/4

    #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #annemccaffrey #pern

  9. DRAGON ABOARD (2013)
    Acrylic - 18" x 24"

    Anne McCaffrey often reminded readers that her Pern novels were science fiction. This scene from ALL THE WEYRS OF PERN did exactly that and was originally chosen for the cover. 1/3

    #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #annemccaffrey #pern

  10. CRYSTAL SINGER (1981)
    Acrylic - 20" x 30"

    Most of my sketches for this cover dealt with the interrelationship between the protagonist Killashandra and the black crystals she has a special affinity for. 1/4

    #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #annemccaffrey

  11. Sometimes I look at the word 'fanart' and it hits me oddly and I want to smush it together like an Anne McCaffrey name: F'nart.

    Oh yeah, love me some F'nart. He's the hot one. #fanart #AnneMcCaffrey

  12. THE WHITE DRAGON (1978)
    Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"

    Although this is the third book in the series, this was my first Pern cover, and I was determined to create the dragons as faithfully to Anne McCaffrey's description as possible. 1/4

    #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #annemccaffrey #pern #dragon

  13. GOLDEN DRAGON (1994)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 20"

    THE GIRL WHO HEARD DRAGONS is a collection of Anne McCaffrey’s short fantasy and science fiction, mostly published in various magazines or anthologies. 1/4

    #fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #annemccaffrey #pern #dragon @torbooks