Planet Pirates

Dinosaur Planet (1978) .
	"A planet of giant saurians... They had died out on Earth 70 million years ago. Yet here, on a newly-discovered planet in a far corner of the galaxy, the creatures of the Mesozoic era ruled. The expedition was stranded, struggling for survival in a world of giant swamp creatures and deadly predators. And faced, soon, with a menace from within its own ranks..."

Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1984) .
	"Kai and Varian spent 40 years in coldsleep, hiding from the mutineers who had taken over the planet Ireta. But when they woke, the mutineers were still around and had sired two generations of ornery descendants! Worse yet, space pirates were on their way to join the illegal colony. Then a huge group of alien Theks, intent on some cryptic purpose of their own, appeared unexpectedly. Kai and Varian were determined to save the planet and its unusual dinosaurs. All they had to do was solve the myriad mysteries of Ireta and gain the trust of the most dangerous beings in their universe. Not an easy task at best!"

Sassinak (and Elizabeth Moon) (1990) .
	"Sassinak was twelve when the raiders came. That made her just the right age: old enough to be used, young enough to be broken. But Sassinak turned out to be a little different from your typical slave girl. And finally, she escaped. But that was only the beginning for Sassinak. Now she's a fleet captain with a pirate-chasing ship of her own, and only one regret in life: not enough pirates."

The Death of Sleep (and Jody Lynn Nye) (1990) .
	"Like every other citizen of the Federation of Sentient Planets, Lunzie Mespil knew the so called "planet pirates" were capable of terrible things. But -- also like every other citizen of the Federation -- she never in her heart of hearts believed anything would happen to her... When pirates attack the space liner on which she is a passenger Lunzie didn't panic. She kept her head, made it to a lifeboat and she isn't too worried; she will spend a month or two in cryogenic stasis awaiting inevitable rescue, and then proceed with her life. Only it might not be a month or two... Lunzie was a healer and all she wanted in life was a chance to make things better for others. But she was getting the feeling that she was particularly marked by fate: every ship she served on ran in trouble en she ended up in coldsleep. When she went to the Dinosaur Planet she thought the curse was lifted -- but there she met a long-lost relative named Sassinak who'd make her life much more complicated..."

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Generation Warriors (and Elizabeth Moon) (1991) .
	"Lunzie, fresh from her adventures in The Death of Sleep, has discovered that the one good heavyworlder she ever met isn't so good after all… Fordeliton, sent off to investigate the connection between the super-rich and the planet pirates, is now dying of a mysterious slow poison. His aunt's spiritual advisor wants to give him her "special cure". Dupaynil, having made the mistake of pushing Sassinak too far, has been sent into Seti space aboard a tiny escort vessel - where he's discovered that the crew are in the pay of the planet pirates… Aygar, the idealistic young Iretan, is out to prove he has brains as well as heavyworlder brawn… but there are plenty who'd like to blow them out before he can learn to use them. Then there's Sassinak, ordered to report to Fedcentral for the trial of the mutineer Tanegli. She'd been told to disarm her ship when it enters restricted space; she'd been told her crew couldn't have liberty of leave; and she'd been told to follow all the rules. You remember Sassinak… the only person who might be able to stop the disaster ahead has never been one to follow their rules…"

Omnibuses

The Ireta Adventure (1985) .
	"Hot, humid, geologically unstable, Ireta was, nonetheless, rich in radioactive minerals. And so the Exploratory and Evaluation Corps had dispatched a team to determine the extent of the planet's wealth. The team had its hands full in the primitive wilderness-where alien life forms interacted with creatures identical to the dinosaurs of prehistoric Earth…where volcanic and tectonic activity had produced geological mysteries…and where team leaders Kai and Varian found disturbing evidence that Ireta had been previously explored, though the EEC had neglected to mention it. Kai and Varian were grateful for the heavy-worlders on their team. Born on high-gravity planets, conditioned to harsh environments, heavy-worlders had superior strength and size-invaluable on Ireta. But their physical differences set heavy-worlders apart psychologically as well - a fact that would have dire consequences for the Ireta expedition… Two exciting novels in one volume: Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors."

The Mystery of Ireta (2003) .
	"The crew of shipbred technicians sent to the planet Ireta were prepared for a routine mission to catalog flora and fauna and search for new energy sources. Kai and his beautiful coleader Varian, the best xenob-vet in the business, followed all the standard procedures, but the result of their investigations was totally unexpected. When their rescue ship mysteriously disappears, they suddenly find themselves surrounded by giant swamp creatures, deadly predators, and terrifying dinosaurs. And a curious change begins to come over many of the crew members-a mutinous change that will lead all of them, in one way or another, into the primitive darkness of a future world that holds many mysteries yet to be revealed. . . . So begins Anne McCaffrey's exciting adventures Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors - together in one thrilling volume for the first time!"

The Planet Pirates (and Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye) (1993) .
	"The Planet Pirates traces the careers of two remarkable women. Sassinak escaped from slavery to freedom, and then used that freedom to fight the evil that had wrecked her world, first as a cadet, later as a captain, and finally as an Admiral of the Fleet. Lunzie, one of the galaxy's greatest healers, is Sassinak's great grandmother - but in actual years she is her junior; Lunzie spent nearly a century in coldsleep waiting for rescue when her ship was destroyed. Imagine their mutual surprise when Sassinak rescued her. How together Sassinak and Lunzie save first a world, and then a confederation for worlds - and almost in passing establish amity between the genetically engineered Heavy Worlders and normal humanity - is the story of The Planet Pirates."

The Dinosaur Planet Omnibus (2001) .
	"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. 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. 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."