The Mystery of Ireta: Dinosaur Planet & Dinosaur Planet Survivors

by Anne McCaffrey

Book Overview

"Few are better at mixing elements of high fantasy and hard science fiction."-- The New York Times Book Review The crew of shipbred technicians sent to the planet Ireta were prepared for a routine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345467213
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Reads like Star Trek.

Has some interesting concepts and alien species, but is very slow to start. Establishing a team of scientists of different backgrounds and the rules of their organisation. Very little dinosaur interaction even as far as halfway into the book.

Not PERN but Fun

This story may take place in the same universe as PERN but is as unaware of it as they would be of it. It may also be the future or alternate universe of Damia and the FT & T crowd, who knows if technology ever overtook ESP? Primarily this is a space/planetary adventure complete with aliens and social commentary much like the original Star Trek (of which I am also a fan). If I tell you the plot I've said too much so trust this quick read to entertain and delight and it's a good read aloud story for the 7-13 crowd and a secret pleasure for the adults too.

dinosaur lady

i thoroughly enjoyed the book. there were a few oh-hums but even they had important info to read. this is a good book to read for any dinosaur fan. got out a dinosaur dictionary to look up the animals that exist on the planet and even that was interesting to do. then in the second book is TOR a rock animal who flies, facinating and the nasty heavy-worlders from first book. you wonder if what the book tells you on how the dinosaurs got there could be true. read the book and enjoy.