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...McCaffrey's book Restoree, published in 1968, was a send-up of other science-fiction novels of the 1950s and '60s that portrayed women as weak, damsel-in-distress types. "I got so goddamn tired of the heroines' sitting in the corner of the spaceship wringing their hands and crying," McCaffrey says. "I would have been in there kicking and screaming, doing anything to help the hero...
...feminist theme continues throughout McCaffrey's work, even in her tales of dragons and the fantastical planet Pern...
Dragons dominate McCaffrey's novels, but she presents them in a positive light. In writing her books, she decided to try to change the negative image surrounding dragons. "Dragons had bad press in the West, whereas in the eastern cultures they are considered good fortune...
Writing has become a gratifying experience for McCaffrey, and many honors have been bestowed on her in the world of science fiction. In 1968, she was given the Hugo Award, one of the top prizes in science fiction, for Weyr Search. "No one was more surprised when they announced my name than I," says McCaffrey. "I didn't need an airplane to fly home. It was sort of a stamp of approval because I was the first woman writer...
...next year, McCaffrey won the Nebula Award, the other top honor for science fiction writers, for her book Dragonrider. She also has been the recipient of many Science Fiction Book Club awards, and has been the guest speaker numerous times at the World Science Fiction Convention...