Dragons kin is the book in the dragonriders of pern series by anne mccaffrey and todd mccaffrey dragons kin was first published by del rey books in 2003 it is the eighteenth book in the dragonriders of pern series and the first with todd as co author. Written by anne mccaffrey and her son todd mccaffrey dragons kin is set sixteen turns years before the third pass of the red star and with it the dreaded thread that destroys anything living it is the story of kinden nuella zenor and two watch whers kin to dragons and fire lizards they have to learn how to raise and train the watch wher to help in the mines all the while a group of greedy resentful miners are cutting corners when this comes to be known and an . Dragonriders of pern is a science fiction series which got initiated in 1967 beginning the series in 2003 ann and her child todd mccaffery have written pern novels both individually and jointly and since 2011 she has been able to write a total of 22 novels with short stories included which have been incorporated either in one of the volumes or . Beginning with the classic dragonriders of pern anne mccaffrey has created a complex endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering wings of annes imagination following book by book the evolution of one of science fictions most beloved and honored series now for the first time anne