Dinosaur Planet Survivors
 Sweet cover of early US editions[1] | |
| Author | Anne McCaffrey |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Darrell Sweet (US)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ireta[2] |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Orbit Books (UK) Del Rey Books (US) |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom United States |
| 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 American writer 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
[edit]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.
Reception
[edit]Dave Langford reviewed The Survivors: Dinosaur Planet II for White Dwarf #62. The reviewer said that the novel is a 'straight' SF adventure and that McCaffrey never seems interested in it, unlike in her romantic SF/fantasy titles with their dragons and singers. He called her writing "slipshod".[3]
Reviews
[edit]- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1985) in Paperback Inferno, #53[4]
- Review by Hal W. Hall (1985) in Fantasy Review, April 1985
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1985) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1985
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dinosaur Planet Survivors title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b Ireta series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
- ^ Langford, Dave (February 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 62. Games Workshop. p. 9.
- ^ "Title: The Survivors".
External links
[edit]- Ireta series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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