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Dinosaur Planet (novel)
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Dinosaur Planet is a science fiction
novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey
.
It was a paperback original published in 1978, by Orbit Books
(UK) and then by Del Rey Books
(US), the fantasy
& science fiction imprint
s of Futura Publications and Ballantine Books
respectively.
A sequel followed in 1984, titled The Survivors (Dinosaur Planet II),
or Dinosaur Planet Survivors in the US. Jointly they are sometimes called the "Dinosaur Planet series" or sub-series. They are set on a fictional planet
named "Ireta" that some characters call the "dinosaur planet". They became the first two books of the "Ireta series" in 1990 when McCaffrey collaborated with Elizabeth Moon
and Jody Lynn Nye
to write three "Planet Pirates" novels with the same setting.
book near completion and a contract for the third. That work stalled after she finished Dragonquest
(the second) but the market for children and young adults eventually provided crucial opportunities. Futura Publications (London) signed her to write books about dinosaurs for children, published by its imprint
Orbit Books
.
to survey its mineral wealth. Several anomalies are discovered. Before all can be explained the Heavyworlder "muscle people" mutiny.
There have been omnibus editions of the two Dinosaur Planet novels as early as 1985 and of three Planet Pirates novels as early as 1993.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Over the course of her 46 year career she won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award...
.
It was a paperback original published in 1978, by Orbit Books
Orbit Books
Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company...
(UK) and then by Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
(US), the fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
& science fiction imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
s of Futura Publications and Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
respectively.
A sequel followed in 1984, titled The Survivors (Dinosaur Planet II),
or Dinosaur Planet Survivors in the US. Jointly they are sometimes called the "Dinosaur Planet series" or sub-series. They are set on a fictional planet
Planets in science fiction
Planets in science fiction are fictional planets that appear in various media, especially those of the science fiction genre, as story-settings or depicted locations.-History:...
named "Ireta" that some characters call the "dinosaur planet". They became the first two books of the "Ireta series" in 1990 when McCaffrey collaborated with Elizabeth Moon
Elizabeth Moon
Elizabeth Moon is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Her novel The Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award.-Biography:...
and Jody Lynn Nye
Jody Lynn Nye
Jody Lynn Nye is an American science fiction writer. She has frequently collaborated as a co-author or the author of a sequel....
to write three "Planet Pirates" novels with the same setting.
Origins
McCaffrey had emigrated to Ireland in 1970 with the second Dragonriders of PernDragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is a science fiction series written primarily by the late American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series comprises 22 novels and several short...
book near completion and a contract for the third. That work stalled after she finished Dragonquest
Dragonquest
Dragonquest is a fantasy or science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to Dragonflight, set seven years later and the second book in the Dragonriders of Pern series...
(the second) but the market for children and young adults eventually provided crucial opportunities. Futura Publications (London) signed her to write books about dinosaurs for children, published by its imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
Orbit Books
Orbit Books
Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company...
.
Plot summary
A team visits fictional planet IretaPlanets in science fiction
Planets in science fiction are fictional planets that appear in various media, especially those of the science fiction genre, as story-settings or depicted locations.-History:...
to survey its mineral wealth. Several anomalies are discovered. Before all can be explained the Heavyworlder "muscle people" mutiny.
Ireta series
- Dinosaur Planet (1978)
- The Survivors (Dinosaur Planet II), or Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1984)
- SassinakSassinakSassinak is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon.It is the first book in the Planet Pirates trilogy and continues the Ireta series initiated by McCaffrey in 1978....
(March 1990), Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon - The Death of SleepThe Death of SleepThe Death of Sleep is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye.It is the second book in the Planet Pirates trilogy and continues the Ireta series initiated by McCaffrey in 1978.-Plot overview:...
(June 1990), Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye - Generation WarriorsGeneration WarriorsGeneration Warriors is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon. It is the third book in the Planet Pirates trilogy and continues the Ireta series initiated by McCaffrey in 1978.-Summary:...
(1991), Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon
There have been omnibus editions of the two Dinosaur Planet novels as early as 1985 and of three Planet Pirates novels as early as 1993.