Dragonholder was first published by Del Rey books in 1999. It was supposed to be a sort of "scrapbook" of Anne McCaffrey's life.

The biggest complaint levelled against the book was: "It reads like a scrapbook." To which I say, "Mission Accomplished."

In undertaking to publish Dragonholder in this new format, my first decision was to stick with the material as presented. With few exceptions, there have been no changes.

I have taken advantage of the ability to mix images and text more readily -- while doing so, I placed greater emphasis on text than on image.

Twelve years is a long time. A lot has changed since then. There are still more stories, still more "Life and Dreams" to be told about Anne McCaffrey -- but those stories, those "life and dreams" shall wait for another book and another day.

For those who can't wait, here are some websites that might be of interest:

www.pernhome.com (http: //www.pernhome.com)

The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey (http: //www.pernhome.com/aim)

Todd McCaffrey (http: //www.pernhome.com/tjm)

Todd J. McCaffrey

October 2011