Dinosaur Planet Omnibus Dinosaur Planet and Survivors: two thrilling adventures from the bestselling author of the classic Pern series, now available in one volume.
On Earth they died out 70 million years ago. But on the jungle world of Ireta they still rule in all their terrible splendor. As strange as any in the galaxy, this is Dinosaur Planet.
When the expedition sent to explore this new world find themselves trapped on the surface, and the relief ship disappears, it is only the beginning of their troubles. For the heavyworlders among them are turning hostile, and systematically hunting down their colleagues. Only the frozen sleep of cryogenics offers an escape. But for how long?
Hardback Simon & Schuster
(1997)
A Diversity of Dragons with Richard Woods
Every dragon that ever breathed fire lives in this wondrous book!
Before there was a world, there were dragons snorting fire and phosphine gas, ploughing the waters of primordial chaos. The Babylonians knew them, the Sumerians and the Egyptians. They can be found in the Bible, in Chinese legends, in the Norse Sagas, in ancient Britain and in the lost myths of America.
Anne McCaffrey, world expert on dragons, is visited by a stranger possessed by the need to know everything about the fabled beasts. Just as she invites him in, mysteriously an old hermit also arrives - a man who, as it happens, knows rather a lot about ancient lore. The three entertain each other with tales of dragons old and new rare and fabulous.
The result is a talc of magic and splendour as the Dragonquest takes us through the fantastic kingdoms of Discworld, Pern, Paradise and Hades and their stunning dragon fauna. Old favourites such as Smaug and Orm Embar, and the dragons who did battle with Beowulf and St. George, appear alongside the delightful creatures of Jane Yolen and Terry Pratchett.
Everything you ever wanted to know about dragons is to be found here, and more, before the Dragonquest reaches its dramatic conclusion. John Howe, much influenced by Celtic and Northern Arthurian myth and legend as well as Mervyn Peake, Arthur Rackham, N.C. Wyeth and others, has illustrated over a dozen books including many for children. He is well known for his illustration from J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He was born in Vancouver, Canada, went to art school in France and now lives in Switzerland with his wife and son. Richard Woods is a Dominican friar and graduate of Loyola University. He teaches in Chicago and Blackfriars' Hall, Oxford University and has a particular interest in Meister Eckhart and the Rhineland mystics. He has written many books, articles, and short stories.
Dinosaur Planet Omnibus
Dinosaur Planet Omnibus