The Girl Who Heard Dragons Book

Teenage Aramina can hear dragons, an unusual ability and one that causes her mother to worry she will desert the family to pursue the life of a dragonrider. Instead, Aramina discovers how to use her talent without sacrificing the family she loves. The ten other stories in the collection include "Velvet Fields," "Duty Calls," "A Flock of Geese," "Zulei, Grace, Nimshi, and the Damnyankees," and "Habit Is an Old Horse." This is a major compilation of McCaffrey's stories never before collected in one volume, most on audio for the first time. "Few are better at mixing elements of high fantasy and hard science fiction...." — The New York Times Book Review

Featuring the title Pern short novel, The Girl Who Heard Dragons, this compilation of 15 fantasy and science fiction stories is by one of the greatest names in the genre. All except one have been previously published, but have never before been collected in a McCaffrey book. Includes 23 interior works by artist Michael Whelan, famous for his McCaffrey covers.