A friend of mine sent me this handy info when I started reading the Pern books a couple of years ago:
1. Pern Books and Stories in order of Publication:
Dragonflight (1968)
The short stories “Weyr Search” and “Dragonrider” are incorporated in this book.
Dragonquest (1971)
Dragonsong (1976)
Dragonsinger 1977)
The Smallest Dragonboy, in: Get Off The Unicorn (1977)
The White Dragon (1978)
The earlier publication “A Time When” (1975) is incorporated in this book.
Dragondrums (1979)
Moreta: Dragonlady Of Pern (1983)
Nerilka’s Story (1984)
Dragonsdawn (1988)
The Impression, in: The Dragonlover’s Guide To Pern (1989)
The Renegades Of Pern (1989)
All The Weyrs Of Pern (1991)
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993)
The earlier publications “Rescue Run” (1991) and “The Dolphin’s Bell” (1993) are
incorporated in this book.
The Girl Who Heard Dragons, in: The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1996)
Dragonseye, published as Red Star Rising in the UK (1996)
The Masterharper Of Pern (1998)
Runner Of Pern, in: Legends (anthology edited by Robert Silverberg) (1999)
The Skies of Pern (2001)
A Gift of Dragons (2002)
The short story “Ever the Twain” is incorporated in this book.
Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) (2003)
Beyond Between, in: Legends II (anthology edited by Robert Silverberg) (2004)
Dragonsblood (by Todd McCaffrey) (2005)
Dragon’s Fire (with Todd McCaffrey) (2006)
2. Pern Books and Stories in Chronological Order:
Story “Survey P.E.R.N.” in: The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Dragonsdawn
Story “The Dolphin’s Bell” in: The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Story “The Ford Of red Hanrahan” in: The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Story “The Second Weyr” in: The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Story “Rescue Run” in: The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey)
Dragon’s Fire (with Todd McCaffrey)
Dragonsblood (by Todd McCaffrey)
Dragonseye/Red Star Rising
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Story: “Beyond Between” in: Legends II (anthology edited by Robert Silverberg)
Nerika’s Story
The Masterharper of Pern
Story: “Runner Of Pern” in: Legends (anthology edited by Robert Silverberg)
Dragonflight
Dragonquest
Dragonsong
Dragonsinger
Dragondrums
Story: “The Impression” in: The Dragonlover’s Guide To Pern
Story: “The Smallest Dragonboy” in: Get Off The Unicorn
The White Dragon
The Renegades of Pern
(actually covers the whole period from The Masterharper Of Pern to All The Weyrs Of Pern)
Story: “The Girl Who Heard Dragons” in: The Girl Who Heard Dragons
All The Weyrs Of Pern (overlap with next book)
The Dolphins of Pern (overlap with previous book)
The Skies of Pern
Chronologically, nothing has been published post Skies Of Pern, yet.
