Dragons were created to fight Thread when it Fell because of the Red Star.
Anne Mccaffrey has written: 'The girl who heard dragons' -- subject(s): American Science fiction, Pern (Imaginary place), Life on other planets, Space colonies, Fiction, Dragons
I believe it is just a made up name used in the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey wrote most of the series, and her son Todd has written several books as well.
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The ISBN of "The Masterharper of Pern" by Anne McCaffrey is 978-0345331602.
There is no set date, it is in a 'limbo'. I do not think we'll see a Dragonriders of Pern movie in Anne's lifetime.
Books similar to Coraline were The True Game books by Sherri Tepper; the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey and the Princess and the Dragon books by Patricia Wrede.
Unfortunately, Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series has not been adapted into a TV series. You can, however, enjoy her books which are popular in the fantasy genre. You can purchase them at bookstores or online retailers.
The dragon's job is to burn a alien parasite that devours everything, called Thread, from the skies of Pern anytime, the Red Star appears (250 Turn {or Pernese year}, Thread can reach the planet Pern for about 50 Turns). Gold Dragons, usually have the job of breeding, but are also known to carry their flamethrower holding rider through a threadfall, to burn thread that escaped the grasp of the male and green female dragons. Dragons are also used for instant transportation, by method of traveling "Between" Space and Time.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/pern/liz.htmlThis is a well put together list, and you can find the list also in the back of many of the 9th pass pern books.