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Anniversary Celebrations Galore!
With the upcoming 40th anniversary of the beginning of Pern, I was recently thinking about Anne's other series and how old they are, and thought I'd compile a list of their beginning dates and upcoming notable anniversaries.
In chronological order of celebration: Jul 2007 - 10th Anniversary of Acorna Sep 2007 - 40th Anniversary of Restoree, Anne's first published novel Oct 2007 - 40th Anniversary of Pern Jun 2008 - 30th Anniversary of Dinosaur Planet / Planet Pirates Jul 2008 - 15th Anniversary of Petaybee Oct 2008 - 55th Anniversary of Anne's very first publication "Freedom of the Race" 2009 - 35th Anniversary of Crystal Singer Apr 2009 - 50th Anniversary of Talent and 40th Anniversary of Doona 2010 - 40th Anniversary of Freedom; 15th of the revival of Freedom Apr 2011 - 50th Anniversary of Brainships In order by series creation date: Anne's first work "Freedom of the Race" published Oct 1953 October 2008 - 55th Anniverary of Anne's first publication Talent ("Lady in a Tower" published April 1959) April 2009 - 50th Anniversary Brainships ("The Ship Who Sang" published April 1961) April 2011 - 50th Anniversary Restoree (Anne's first novel published Sep 1967) September 2007 - 40th Anniversary Pern ("Weyr Search" published October 1967) October 2007 - 40th Anniversary Doona (Decision At Doona published April 1969) April 2009 - 40th Anniversary Freedom ("The Thorns of Barevi" published 1970; revived 1995 with Freedom's Landing) 2010 - 40th Anniversary; 15th of the revival Crystal Singer ("Prelude to a Crystal Song" published 1974) 2009 - 35th Anniversary Dinosaur Planet / Planet Pirates (Dinosaur Planet published June 1978) June 2008 - 30th Anniversary Petaybee (Powers That Be published July 1993) July 2008 - 15th Anniversary Acorna (Acorna published July 1997) July 2007 - 10th Anniversary
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It has been so long for many of these series and yet they still get new fans every year. Makes you want to love them all the more (if that is even possible).
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Good heavens, you have been a busy beaver, Cheryl!
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Insomnia R Me, tonight!
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You've forgotten first novel published- Restoree 40yrs, 2008!
Wow what a list thogh! |
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Actually the Restoree 40th Anniversary would be Sep 2007. I didn't include it, since it's not part of a series, but it is notable as her first novel publication, as you noted!
Also of note is October 2008, the 55th Anniversary of Anne's first publication ever!
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eep....
that's a long time. How could I have got the date wrong for Restoree? (bangs hand) |
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Because you were using the date it was first published in the UK, which was after the US publication. For my full list I used the very first publication, whatever the country.
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That was some work you did there Cheryl!! Hope your insomnia went away.
I knew there was a reason that I loved Anne so much; The Smallest Dragon Boy was published the year I was born!!
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That is quite a list! I haven't read the smallest dragon boy(not for lack of trying to find it!), although i would very much like to!
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I believe The Smallest Dragonboy may have been the actual first story of Anne's that I read. Found it in a short story anthology in the library, but I can't recall the name of it.
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The smallest Dragon Boy is in the book A Gift of Dragons.
That was Kibbie's first Pern story as well.
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Not just in "Gift."
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It's also in Get Off the Unicorn. And in half a zillion other anthologies as well, but those two are the most commonly found sources.
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Wow! Great list, Cheryl.
![]() @ Tresa, Smallest Dragonboy was my first story as well, but I read it in an english book back in 6th or 7th grade.
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That was done on purpose Gwina, I picked the year in the upcoming 5 years when each would have a round five anniversary to celebrate.
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