Kadanzer Weyr is a shared-universe writing group set in the Tenth Pass of an alternate version of the world of Pern, as created by Anne McCaffrey in her "Dragonriders of Pern®" books. It is a creative environment in which Pern fans may write stories or create artwork set within an established continuity, using characters of their own creation, or where they may simply enjoy the work of others as a reader.

Kadanzer Weyr was founded and approved in 1995 as a printed fanzine group, with stories and artwork being distributed on paper. Although we have long since moved to an electronic format, we still strongly hold to the methods of the old-school fanzine fandom, with our contributors having their work edited for continuity and logic by our review team. If you're looking for a creative challenge with a Pernese flavor, or if you are just looking to find and enjoy stories and art set in an interpretation of Pern with rules justified by logic -- but still allowing plenty of room to maneuver -- then look no further!

Random art - click to enlarge! Bronze Perffiath and Sh'den at the old Weyr Cherie Wren

Membership in Kadanzer Weyr is free; it requires only registration and carries little obligation beyond logging in to the website at least once every three months to show that you are still interested. Membership is required for actual participation in the club beyond reading/viewing our public content, and provides many benefits. For more information about Kadanzer Weyr and how to join us, please visit the "Who We Are" and Joining pages. You may also email webmaster@kadanzer.org with questions. Due to the recent changes in the rules for Pern fandom, Kadanzer Weyr is pleased to be able to offer some of our most recent fiction and art for access by non-members. If you wish to see what it is that we do and discover more about our particular take on this fictional world, please click on the "Public Stories" and "Public Art" menu items on the left!

Kadanzer Weyr is a non-profit group -- all materials pertaining to Ms. McCaffrey's works displayed on this website may only be accessed for personal, non-commercial purposes. All references to worlds and characters based on Anne McCaffrey's fiction are copyright© Anne McCaffrey 1967, 2005, all rights reserved, and used by permission of the author. The Dragonriders of Pern® is registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, by Anne McCaffrey, used here with permission. Use or reproduction without a license is strictly prohibited.

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