Dinosaur Planet
Book 1 of Mystery of Ireta
Language: English
Publisher: G.K. Hall
Published: Jan 22, 2010
Form:
Novel
Pages:
166
Word Count:
60609
Book Details
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Description:
SUMMARY: The Exploratory and Evaluation Corps of the Federated Sentient Planets has sent ARCT-10 to Ireta to catalogue fauna and flora and search for new energy sources. It was a simple mission with a standard crew. Kai and his beautiful co-leader Varian, the best xenob-vet in the business, followed all the usual procedures -- but the results were totally unexpected. The planet's creatures were larger than anticipated and the geological finds smaller. Then the rescue ship disappeared. And, suddenly, a curious change came over many members of the ARCT-10 crew ...Product Description
DINOSAUR PLANET: On Earth they had died out 70 million years ago. But on Ireta they ruled in all their bizarre splendour. The Dinosaurs. Relics from a forgotten age, they roamed a planet as mystifying as any in the galaxy. And the expedition sent to explore it was trapped within its toils as quickly and mysteriously as their relief ship disappeared. And worse. For the Heavyworlders, half the expedition's personnel, reverted to type, and as predatory carnivores systematically hunted down their colleagues. Only the frozen sleep of cryogenics offered an escape. But for how long? SURVIVORS: Much time has elapsed - how much is hard to tell, but at least two generations - and the survivors emerge from their hibernation. Ireta, the Dinosaur Planet, has changed. A rescue ship is on its way, but even as hope begins to spring, new problems arise. What are the motives of the mysterious Theks? Above all, what could possibly be the cause of the mindless hostility of the Heavyworlders?
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.