Todd J. McCaffrey writes science fiction connected most closely with the Dragonriders of Pern world created by his mother, Anne McCaffrey. Dragon's Kin, co-written with Anne McCaffrey, follows young characters around mines, watch-whers and the communities preparing for the recurring danger of Thread. Dragonsblood, written by Todd McCaffrey alone, links two periods of Pern through an epidemic threatening dragons and the search for a way to save them. Dragonheart and Dragongirl continue stories set around dragonriders, Weyrs and the practical demands of surviving Threadfall. His books are adventure-led and continuity-heavy, combining dragons with the science-fiction foundations of Pern rather than treating the setting as conventional medieval fantasy. They fit dragon fiction, planetary science fiction and long-running shared-world series. Readers new to Pern may prefer earlier Anne McCaffrey novels first; Todd McCaffrey's books are most useful for readers already invested in the setting and its chronology. Read more Less