Dinosaur Planet Survivors

Survivors: Dinosaur Planet II (UK)
Dinosaur Planet Survivors (US)

Sweet cover of early US editions[1]
Author Anne McCaffrey
Cover artist Darrell Sweet (US)[1]
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Series Ireta[2]
Genre Science fiction novel, Children's literature
Publisher Orbit Books (UK)
Del Rey Books (US)
Publication date
 1984
Media type Print (Paperback)
Preceded by Dinosaur Planet
Followed by Sassinak

Dinosaur Planet Survivors or Survivors: Dinosaur Planet II is a 1984 science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to Dinosaur Planet (1978) and thus the second book in the Ireta series.[2]

In 1985 the first two books were issued in one omnibus edition, The Ireta Adventure. McCaffrey and co-authors continued the series in 1990 and 1991 with three books sometimes called the Planet Pirates trilogy or series.

Summary

Dinosaur Planet featured the survey of planet Ireta for its mineral wealth. Several mysteries unfolded whose resolution was interrupted by a Heavyworlder mutiny.

After 43 years, survivors of the mutiny are wakened from cold sleep. Their emergency message has been decoded by a Thek who asks questions but not about the mutiny. They tell him about a buried beacon they found, and he immediately leaves without helping them. Forced to survive on their own, they discover that the mutineers have built a settlement and landing grid that could only be used to colonize a planet—in this case, illegally. Several Thek arrive and seize control for their own reasons.

References

  1. 1 2 Dinosaur Planet Survivors title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database lists no cover artist for early UK editions (prior to the only hardcover edition, 1997) and Darrell Sweet for early US editions (paper only). There were multiple later editions alone or bound with Dinosaur Planet (omnibus).
  2. 1 2 Ireta series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
    • Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.

External links

Ireta series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


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