The Chronicles of Pern is a set of five short stories set in Pern's early history. * The Survey: P.E.R.N.(c) * Tells of the original EEC (Exploration and Evaluation Corps) investigation of Pern, and how the planet got its name (Planet Earthlike, Resources Negligible), takes place approximately 200 years before Landing * The Dolphins' Bell * Tells of the Second Crossing, from the Southern Continent to the Northern, takes place in 1P3 (10 AL) * The Ford of Red Hanrahan * Tells of the founding of Ruatha, takes place in 1P12 (19 AL) * The Second Weyr * Tells of the founding of Benden Weyr, takes place in 1P21 (28 AL) * Rescue Run * Tells of the rescue of a small group of people in the Southern Continent, believed to be all that was left of Pern, ta