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Nebula Award-winner \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Moon\u003c\/b\u003e relates the lessons she learned from Pern's Lessa (and from Lessa's creator); Hugo Award-winner \u003cb\u003eDavid Brin\u003c\/b\u003e recalls Anne's steadfast belief that the world to come will be better than the one before; legendary SFF artist \u003cb\u003eMichael Whelan\u003c\/b\u003e shares (and tells stories about) never-before-published Pern sketches from his archives; and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin Anne's co-writers, fellow science fiction authors, family, and friends in remembering her life, and exploring how her mind and pen shaped not only the Weyrs of Pern, but also the literary landscape as we know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Angelina Adams \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e David Brin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e David Gerrold \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e John Goodwin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Janis Ian \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Alec Johnson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Georgeanne Kennedy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Mercedes Lackey \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Sharon Lee and Steve Miller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Lois McMaster Bujold \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Elizabeth Moon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Charlotte Moore \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Robert Neilson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Robin Roberts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Elizabeth Ann Scarborough \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Wen Spencer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Michael Whelan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Richard J. Woods \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Chelsea Quinn Yarbro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd Johnson McCaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e wrote his first science-fiction story when he was twelve and has been writing on and off ever since. 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