Anne McCaffrey, author of the "Dragonriders of Pern" series, has died. She was 85 years old. Her publisher Random House reportedly announced that the author passed away after suffering a stroke.

Anne McCaffrey, the prolific science fiction and fantasy author who was best known for her “Dragonriders of Pern” novels, has died of a stroke at her home in Ireland. She was 85. McCaffrey ...

Anne Inez McCaffrey, the science fiction and fantasy author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, died Monday at her home in Ireland at the age of 85. Her publisher, Random House ...

Anne McCaffrey was named a Grand Master of science fiction in 2005 Author Anne McCaffrey, who penned the Dragonriders of Pern series of fantasy novels, has died at her home in Ireland at the age ...