The Skies of Pern is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey.

It is the sixteenth book in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne or her son Todd McCaffrey.

To ensure accuracy, Anne consulted with a number of astronomers who planned and modelled the comet impact and subsequent consequences, this group included author Bill Napier, Harry Alm[2] and future YouTuber Scott Manley.

[3] A rogue comet that strikes Pern leads the Weyrleaders and Holders, contemplating a future where dragonriders are not needed in a Threadless world, to consider the creation of a new Star Craft made of dragonriders.

The discovery by dragonriders F'lessan and Tai, later brutally attacked by large felines, of the draconic use of telekinesis, only strengthens their resolve to keep Pern's skies free of danger.