Dragonsdawn

Dragonsdawn is a novel by Anne McCaffrey in the Pern series. It is the first novel in the series according to internal series chronology. It also moved the series from fantasy to science fantasy or science fiction.

Notable characters:

• Kitti Ping Yung, female genetic engineer of Asian descent
• Wind Blossom, Kitti Ping Yung's granddaughter & genetic engineer
• Sorka Hanrahan, one of the first dragonriders
• Emily Boll, governor of the new colony