A deadly epidemic was sweeping across Pern!
 
Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help—except Nerilka’s father, who refused to share Fort Hold’s bounty with the other Holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.
 
Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to Ruatha Hold,...

“When McCaffrey's beloved dragons roar and their riders soar on the beasts' mighty backs . . . fans of Pern will likely be enthralled.”—Publishers Weekly
For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before...

Reno pursues Enrique Vilas, a South American "death squad" fugitive.

Reno and several innocent travelers are terrorized at a lonely desert cafe by four escaped convicts.

Reno joins a drug smuggling biker gang to find the murderer of a teenage mechanic.

Reno poses as a wrangler at a horse ranch owned by Jessica Patterson, seeking revenge against her ex-husband, a sadistic killer.

Falsely accused of murdering a fellow officer, undercover cop Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter searching for evidence that will clear his name.

Reno helps defend a commune of struggling farmers against a greedy, bigoted judge who wants to steal their land.

Reno rescues a beautiful actress from a fortified Mexican estate.

When Reno is falsely imprisoned for the brutal murder of a woman, he convinces the Sheriff that he can find the real serial killer with the help of Bobby and Cheyenne