Dinosaur Planet is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey . It was a paperback original published in 1978, by Orbit Books (UK) and then by Del Rey Books (US), the fantasy & science fiction imprints of Futura Publications and Ballantine Books respectively.
5-399: Dinosaur Planet may refer to: Dinosaur Planet (novel) , a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey Dinosaur Planet , a science fiction novel by Stephen Leigh , book 1 of 6 in his Dinosaur World series Dinosaur Planet , a cancelled video game by Rare which was later adapted as Star Fox Adventures Dinosaur Planet (TV series) ,
10-481: A television series made by Discovery Channel Planet of Dinosaurs , a 1977 film Dinosaur Planet , a concept album by MJ Hibbett See also [ edit ] Planet Dinosaur , a six-part documentary television miniseries produced by the BBC Dinosaur World (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
15-479: The US. Jointly they are sometimes called the "Dinosaur Planet series" or sub-series. They are set on a fictional planet named "Ireta" that some characters call the "dinosaur planet". They became the first two books of the "Ireta series" in 1990, when McCaffrey collaborated with Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye to write three "Planet Pirates" novels with the same setting. McCaffrey had emigrated to Ireland in 1970, with
20-615: The second Dragonriders of Pern book near completion and a contract for the third. That work stalled after she finished Dragonquest (the second) but the market for children and young adults eventually provided crucial opportunities. Futura Publications (London) signed her to write books about dinosaurs for children, published by its imprint Orbit Books . A survey team visits fictional planet Ireta to survey its mineral wealth. Several anomalies are discovered, including some decidedly large animals that resemble prehistoric beings from Earth 's history and legend. Before all can be explained,
25-579: The title Dinosaur Planet . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dinosaur_Planet&oldid=1219921222 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dinosaur Planet (novel) A sequel followed in 1984, titled The Survivors (Dinosaur Planet II) , or Dinosaur Planet Survivors in
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