Dinosaur Planet [Mass Market Paperback]

Anne McCaffrey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 1984

Kai and his beautiful co-leader Varian had a simple enough mission--to catalogue fauna and flora and search for new energy sources for the Federated Sentient Planets. But what they discovered was awesome. The creatures were larger, the resources were smaller, and the rescue ship had disappeared....

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About the Author

Anne McCaffrey was educated at Radcliffe College, Massachusetts, and has a degree cum laude in Slavonic Languages and Literature. She is a past winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and has written several novels, including the much-loved Dragonriders of Pern saga. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (October 12, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345319958
• ISBN-13: 978-0345319951
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,621,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More excellent Anne McCaffrey, September 2, 1998

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Pawprint "Pawprint" (Naperville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dinosaur Planet (Mass Market Paperback)

This book, and Dinosaur Planet Surviors are a MUST read before diving into the Planet Pirates series (Death of Sleep, Sassinak, Generation Warriors). Even though the time frame for this book is towards the end of Death of Sleep and of Sassinak, you must read these first to get the full impact of the whole set. She does such a good job of character development, that her works are never cookie-cutter. Each world is as real as the next.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just a bit disappointing..., July 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dinosaur Planet (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read every one of McCaffery's books I can get my hands on, but I was disappointed with Dinosaur Planet. I couldn't connect with the characters, and couldn't force myself to read the entire book. Some of McCaffery's work is AWESOME, but this isn't one of them. I would recommend not buying this one (sorry, but it's true).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More dinosaurs, please, June 16, 2001

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Gar Thekra (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dinosaur Planet (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was enjoyable as a tale of humans (and humanoids) exploring a distant world. However, the title led me to believe that I would read a lot more about dinosaurs than I did. The romance at the center of the story is nice, though a little under-played. I would have liked more, more, more. A more intense dinosaur adventure can be found in Dinosaur Wars, by Hopp, where both the romance AND the big beasts are more well-portrayed. Still, Dinosaur Planet was worthwhile reading--just not my top preference of this sub-genre.