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Planet Pirates #3
Generation Warriors
Meet the people who will save the Galaxy... 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-acting poison. His aunt's spiritual advisor wants to give him her "special cure". Dupaynil, having made the mistake of pushing his captain too far, has been exiled to 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; that her crew can't have liberty or leave; and to follow all the rules...but, she's never been one to follow the rules. You remember Sassinak: one-time slave of space pirates and now Fleet Admiral. Sassinak has uncovered a plot to take over the Federation. She now must risk everything she and her friends hold dear in an all-out counterattack.
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; that her crew can't have liberty or leave; and to follow all the rules...but, she's never been one to follow the rules. You remember Sassinak: one-time slave of space pirates and now Fleet Admiral. Sassinak has uncovered a plot to take over the Federation. She now must risk everything she and her friends hold dear in an all-out counterattack.
345 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1991
About the author
Anne McCaffrey
492 books7,953 followersAnne Inez McCaffrey was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, Weyr Search, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, Dragonrider, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007.
In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007.
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January 22, 2014
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April 13, 2018
2018 grade B
Series: DP3 & PP3. This is the concluding book in both the Dinosaur Planet and Planet Pirates series'. It can be read stand-alone also. It makes a very good long postscript to the DP series with just enough overlap of the PP series so you don't need to read "Sassinak" or "Death of Sleep" - which is great in my opinion because they are both depressing.
Story/Prose: The story is a bit slow at the start and in many places throughout. Although I don't believe that putting the characters in danger in the first few pages is necessary, waiting until chapter four might be a bit much. Initially I could only read one chapter at a time. I guess that's why it took 10 days to finish.
- - - The story is told from four main points of view. Lunzie, Sassinak, Dupanil (SP), and Ford. The writing is not as concise and it could be. It is OK from the Lunzie and Sassinak POVs, but the Ford and Dupanil chapters are not. They spend way too much time on mental ruminations that could be summed up in a few sentences instead of long paragraphs. I speed read almost every Ford and Dupanil chapter by only reading the start of the long paragraphs.
Conclusion: Stick with it even if you have speed read because the conclusion is quite good and exciting. I did speed read a few bits there, but it is not really necessary. If anything, the climax is a little too concise.
Series: DP3 & PP3. This is the concluding book in both the Dinosaur Planet and Planet Pirates series'. It can be read stand-alone also. It makes a very good long postscript to the DP series with just enough overlap of the PP series so you don't need to read "Sassinak" or "Death of Sleep" - which is great in my opinion because they are both depressing.
Story/Prose: The story is a bit slow at the start and in many places throughout. Although I don't believe that putting the characters in danger in the first few pages is necessary, waiting until chapter four might be a bit much. Initially I could only read one chapter at a time. I guess that's why it took 10 days to finish.
- - - The story is told from four main points of view. Lunzie, Sassinak, Dupanil (SP), and Ford. The writing is not as concise and it could be. It is OK from the Lunzie and Sassinak POVs, but the Ford and Dupanil chapters are not. They spend way too much time on mental ruminations that could be summed up in a few sentences instead of long paragraphs. I speed read almost every Ford and Dupanil chapter by only reading the start of the long paragraphs.
Conclusion: Stick with it even if you have speed read because the conclusion is quite good and exciting. I did speed read a few bits there, but it is not really necessary. If anything, the climax is a little too concise.
January 16, 2018
This is the third book in the Planet Pirates series. This one is by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon. This book is a great example of Space Opera/Military Science Fiction. As I stated with the first two books this book is reminiscence of Robert A. Heinlein in his prime or of the Honor Harrington books by David Weber. As I have also stated the second book in this series, The Death of Sleep, should really be read before the first book, Sassinak. Reading it first will make the entire series easier to follow. I wish I had read it first. This third volume was a cohesive conclusion to the trilogy. The characters, Lunzie and Sassinak, were colorful and well rounded. They manage finally to put an end to the slavers and the planet pirates as well as the rich families who fund them and the traitors in Fleet and the Federation Government. I recommend this book and this series to fans of Space Opera/Military Science Fiction.
May 8, 2023
A satisfying end to the series
August 24, 2026
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
September 26, 2012
Like the other two books in this trilogy, this series is "comfort food" for my mind. I know the stories, or am at least relatively familiar with them if it has been a number of years since I last read them, and I tend to turn to books in this category when I am not feeling well or just not wanting to read something new. This volume finally brings together the disparate threads of the two prior books, and brings the overarching story plot to final culmination. My only real complaint is that when we finally reach that point of culmination I feel somewhat shortchanged. We spent all this time building to the final battle, the final confrontation, that when we finally got there and it wrapped up into a neat tidy package in only a couple of chapters it felt like the authors were tired of writing the series, were running out of allotted words from the publishers, or something along those lines, so they just slapped a culmination on it and held a wrap party for the cast of characters. I would have liked to have seen a more lavish treatment of the culmination, following the different characters who were tackling different parts of the final plot line.
July 10, 2012
Lots happens. 4 different stories all combine into one. Quick ending.
December 25, 2024
Ahoy there mateys! I am a bit obsessed with Elizabeth Moon and pirates (Arrr!) so when I saw an omnibus of this series, I got it. All three books are contained in the omnibus (at 890 pages!). Plus I was a huge Anne McCaffrey fan when I was younger. And I read the Doona books McCaffrey co-wrote with Nye back in the day.
So this series deals with pirates that steal planets. How does one steal a planet? By secretly destroying a struggling new colony and then grabbing it for themselves. Sassinak is one of the people whose colony is overrun. She is turned into a slave, escapes, and then joins the military. Lunzie is a doctor who ends up in cold sleep and finds her world substantially changed when she is revived. The two are interconnected in multiple ways.
I won't deny that these books can be a bit hard to follow given time jumps back and forwards. Certain elements (like 20 years of Sassinak's military career) are skipped over and there are continuity problems. The first book is particularly odd as it seems like four novellas strung together. The politics are also a bit odd at times and deal with multiple races. I didn't care because the characters make it worth reading. I loved both women. The last book has some new (male) viewpoints and I liked Dupaynil's the best.
This series is messy and silly at times but overall I am glad I read it. It's not a favorite and has a lot more of the feel of Anne McCaffrey then Elizabeth Moon (who I prefer). Even though it was written in the 1990s, it somehow has an older feel. But I am glad to own it and will likely reread it in the future even if I prefer the Vatta. Arrr!
Side note: This made me look at how many books I think I read by McCaffrey and it is likely somewhere above 20 or so. I was in middle school when I started reading them and I don't remember much about most of them. This kinda makes me want to revisit them all. I need more time! Plus some of the characters return in the Dinosaur Planet series. I need even more time!
So this series deals with pirates that steal planets. How does one steal a planet? By secretly destroying a struggling new colony and then grabbing it for themselves. Sassinak is one of the people whose colony is overrun. She is turned into a slave, escapes, and then joins the military. Lunzie is a doctor who ends up in cold sleep and finds her world substantially changed when she is revived. The two are interconnected in multiple ways.
I won't deny that these books can be a bit hard to follow given time jumps back and forwards. Certain elements (like 20 years of Sassinak's military career) are skipped over and there are continuity problems. The first book is particularly odd as it seems like four novellas strung together. The politics are also a bit odd at times and deal with multiple races. I didn't care because the characters make it worth reading. I loved both women. The last book has some new (male) viewpoints and I liked Dupaynil's the best.
This series is messy and silly at times but overall I am glad I read it. It's not a favorite and has a lot more of the feel of Anne McCaffrey then Elizabeth Moon (who I prefer). Even though it was written in the 1990s, it somehow has an older feel. But I am glad to own it and will likely reread it in the future even if I prefer the Vatta. Arrr!
Side note: This made me look at how many books I think I read by McCaffrey and it is likely somewhere above 20 or so. I was in middle school when I started reading them and I don't remember much about most of them. This kinda makes me want to revisit them all. I need more time! Plus some of the characters return in the Dinosaur Planet series. I need even more time!
March 18, 2019
Generation Warriors (1991) by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon concludes the Planet Pirates series with a lackluster but otherwise serviceable tale. It's not a bad book, thankfully, but it also fails to grasp at good.
Our team of heroes is scattered to the four winds due to the bureaucratic nature of the universe, giving each their own tale, which worked better for writing the shared story than breaking the books into separate parts. Most of the improvement in the novel came from using this writing strategy. One strand follows Sassinak, one follows Lunzie, and one follows Ford, whoever Ford is. I must not have paid enough attention reading the previous novels or his characterization had been so poor as to render him forgettable. I'll let you sort out which was which.
Not much, if anything, is added to the milieu. You can skim over the text easily enough because the details don't matter.
The plot made sense until I thought about it, then the plot absolutely made no sense. As McCaffey is want to do, she squashes her own good story in an effort to tell a completely different story, one that makes far less sense. Once again, this tale sinks or swims from the outline. Where the other ones sunk, this one dog paddles.
Why exactly was Ford there? I never did sort that out.
I thought the ending particularly hodge-podge, the story leading us towards one sort of ending, veering into another, then veering back again, but not really. Instead of swerving into a parking place, leaving the reader shouting "YES!", this story tries back into a parking place over and over again, failing with nobody nearby, and eventually leaving itself parked across two space with one wheel up on the curb.
Why exactly had I bothered reading this whole series?
Our team of heroes is scattered to the four winds due to the bureaucratic nature of the universe, giving each their own tale, which worked better for writing the shared story than breaking the books into separate parts. Most of the improvement in the novel came from using this writing strategy. One strand follows Sassinak, one follows Lunzie, and one follows Ford, whoever Ford is. I must not have paid enough attention reading the previous novels or his characterization had been so poor as to render him forgettable. I'll let you sort out which was which.
Not much, if anything, is added to the milieu. You can skim over the text easily enough because the details don't matter.
The plot made sense until I thought about it, then the plot absolutely made no sense. As McCaffey is want to do, she squashes her own good story in an effort to tell a completely different story, one that makes far less sense. Once again, this tale sinks or swims from the outline. Where the other ones sunk, this one dog paddles.
Why exactly was Ford there? I never did sort that out.
I thought the ending particularly hodge-podge, the story leading us towards one sort of ending, veering into another, then veering back again, but not really. Instead of swerving into a parking place, leaving the reader shouting "YES!", this story tries back into a parking place over and over again, failing with nobody nearby, and eventually leaving itself parked across two space with one wheel up on the curb.
Why exactly had I bothered reading this whole series?
August 1, 2021
This last book of the Planet Pirates series, brings together so many layers of plotting, and counterplots, that it almost made me dizzy.
Set both in space, and on the Federated Central World, it brings together everyone involved both in the Ireta plot, and the people behind the planet pirates.
The only people who can stop them are sent apart to get the evidence needed to stop the piracy, and each of them have to face their worse nightmares, before getting back with the proof needed.
Some don't make it, but it takes another Thek intrusion, before the guilty are all caught, and punished in a way that all the innocent find very right for their crimes - and those who survived the fight with the guilty, find their own way of celebrating.
It's books like this one, that make me come back, time and time again, to Anne's writing. She has such a wonderful way with her storytelling, ways that have me cheering the goodies, and booing the baddies - and, more often than I'm comfortable with at times, crying for the lost, or lonely, no matter their species!
She had such a wonderful sense of character and plot, and wrote in a way that always makes me think about relationships, no matter which type, and who with, and I always, always, finish a book, wanting more - you can't give a better compliment to a writer than that, I believe!
Set both in space, and on the Federated Central World, it brings together everyone involved both in the Ireta plot, and the people behind the planet pirates.
The only people who can stop them are sent apart to get the evidence needed to stop the piracy, and each of them have to face their worse nightmares, before getting back with the proof needed.
Some don't make it, but it takes another Thek intrusion, before the guilty are all caught, and punished in a way that all the innocent find very right for their crimes - and those who survived the fight with the guilty, find their own way of celebrating.
It's books like this one, that make me come back, time and time again, to Anne's writing. She has such a wonderful way with her storytelling, ways that have me cheering the goodies, and booing the baddies - and, more often than I'm comfortable with at times, crying for the lost, or lonely, no matter their species!
She had such a wonderful sense of character and plot, and wrote in a way that always makes me think about relationships, no matter which type, and who with, and I always, always, finish a book, wanting more - you can't give a better compliment to a writer than that, I believe!
January 11, 2023
Review for the series as a whole. An excellent science fiction introduction. It's very heavy at the beginning with a colony raid by pirates, and slavery, but thankfully was not as graphic as it needed to be. The Discipline as a method of ensuring action was a good enough counterpoint to the skills Sassinak displayed after her captivity. Her relationship with Abe and his death was well done and hit hard. The various introduced aliens, including the pyramid Thek and heavyworlder humans was well done. The entirety of Sassinak's career along with the back-story with her great-great-great grandmother Lunzie as a young doctor was amazingly well done. The conclusion with the attempted coup was good, but had a bit of deus ex machina with the Thek actions.
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July 30, 2021
A slam-bang finish to the series:
Sassinak and her younger grandmother Lunzie are at it again; fighting pirates and slavers right into the heart of FedCentral. Not only that, but several members of Sassinaks crew are scattered into adventures of their own to gather evidence.
The tension throughout the book is almost palpable. Surprises abound (not all of them pleasant). A page-turner if ever there was one. I was sorry when I finally came to the end. Not only because the book was done, but because the series was finished. The finale left me almost dazed.
Sassinak and her younger grandmother Lunzie are at it again; fighting pirates and slavers right into the heart of FedCentral. Not only that, but several members of Sassinaks crew are scattered into adventures of their own to gather evidence.
The tension throughout the book is almost palpable. Surprises abound (not all of them pleasant). A page-turner if ever there was one. I was sorry when I finally came to the end. Not only because the book was done, but because the series was finished. The finale left me almost dazed.
May 2, 2022
Exciting conclusion to the series
As much as I enjoyed the first two book, they were slower paced compared to the edge-of-your-seat excitement in this third book.
It was so gratifying to have Lunzie and Sassinak in the same book. The added (mis)adventures of Dupaynil and Fordeliton were real nail biters.
I don't typically enjoy space sci-fi, but the Planet Pirate series is easy to follow without all the technical mumbo jumbo terminology.
As much as I enjoyed the first two book, they were slower paced compared to the edge-of-your-seat excitement in this third book.
It was so gratifying to have Lunzie and Sassinak in the same book. The added (mis)adventures of Dupaynil and Fordeliton were real nail biters.
I don't typically enjoy space sci-fi, but the Planet Pirate series is easy to follow without all the technical mumbo jumbo terminology.
December 13, 2023
Picks up long after the dramatic events concerning Lunsie in book 2. Sassinak from book 1 is back, which was slightly confusing at first. Begins once more into the breach right away. I enjoyed it, even though I felt wrong-footed with the introduction of Sassinak and the times-wimey stuff. In the end, I really enjoyed it and was sad it was over. That said, it was a bit disjointed, jumping back and forth between characters, each POV a different tone and style.
March 19, 2021
A gripping end to the series about the planet pirates and the dinosaur planet. Sassinak the Fleet Admiral, and her many great grandmother Lunzie who was on the dinosaur planet (and who is younger than her ancestor due to multiple periods in cold sleep) are 2 of the people who are working to challenge those people who are profiting from planet piracy.
July 13, 2023
REVIEW: #3 Generation Warriors (Pirate Planet Series)
Superb ending of a GREAT trilogy! Just what you expect from McCartney & Moon. developing planets, character AND exciting events for all to grow through. I read #2 Death of sleep first, then #1 Seasonal & #3. Highly recommend all 3. Enjoy!
Superb ending of a GREAT trilogy! Just what you expect from McCartney & Moon. developing planets, character AND exciting events for all to grow through. I read #2 Death of sleep first, then #1 Seasonal & #3. Highly recommend all 3. Enjoy!
August 9, 2024
not my favourite series
I’m not going to lie, this was a bit of a slog. I love Anne McCaffrey’s writing usually, in all worlds, so whether it’s the Moon element, I don’t know, but this was work to finish. I had to make myself concentrate and sit down with a brew to get it done.
Good storyline, all the plot points tied up, but the actual writing was …… pedestrian?
I’m not going to lie, this was a bit of a slog. I love Anne McCaffrey’s writing usually, in all worlds, so whether it’s the Moon element, I don’t know, but this was work to finish. I had to make myself concentrate and sit down with a brew to get it done.
Good storyline, all the plot points tied up, but the actual writing was …… pedestrian?
January 15, 2020
This was reasonably enjoyable as a story, but there were too many things that just didn't hang together in the plot line. It still would have gotten 4 stars but for the giant deus-ex-machina that concluded the book.
April 22, 2020
This had more interest to me than Sassinak. It was splintered between several minor characters from the first book. I feel that Sassinak was still a pretty flat character in this, and it felt like alien's just kinda swoop in and save the day. Better than book one, but... Eh.
August 13, 2021
The review to entice you to read the book is very misleading, and doesn't represent what the plot of the book is about. Overall the plot and book are very good. However, I don't like the ending of the book and the results. Still well worth the time and money to read.
September 12, 2022
One of my all-time favorite series
This series, and this novel underscore just why these ladies are master storytellers. Great world created with memorable characters. This was probably my 4th or 5th reading of the series, the first in kindle format.
This series, and this novel underscore just why these ladies are master storytellers. Great world created with memorable characters. This was probably my 4th or 5th reading of the series, the first in kindle format.
August 28, 2024
Wishful thinking
This is really about the whole series. I liked the books individually, but I thought the transition from 2 to 3 was missing. There didn't seem to be an ending to book 2. I also would have liked a recap at the beginning of book 3. Thanks for the stories.
This is really about the whole series. I liked the books individually, but I thought the transition from 2 to 3 was missing. There didn't seem to be an ending to book 2. I also would have liked a recap at the beginning of book 3. Thanks for the stories.
November 7, 2024
Excellent finish to the trilogy
You can argue with some of the inconsistencies in the story and the convenient lack of ANY shipping around the core FSP world but it's a well told story with pace and drama. Such a shame about the pedestrian pace of the 2nd book.
You can argue with some of the inconsistencies in the story and the convenient lack of ANY shipping around the core FSP world but it's a well told story with pace and drama. Such a shame about the pedestrian pace of the 2nd book.
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March 6, 2026Really annoying to pick up a book that turns out to be the second of a trilogy, and the authors assume the reader has read (and remembers) all the details of the first book. Bah! Gave up after 2 pages!
October 1, 2017
Better than the second book
April 12, 2018
I loved this series.
Great series. I enjoy reading it over and over again. I love all of Anne McCaffrey's books however I can read them.
Great series. I enjoy reading it over and over again. I love all of Anne McCaffrey's books however I can read them.
May 1, 2019
Adore just adore thus team
September 7, 2020
I found the amount of alien races a bit overdone but shows the imagination of these writers
February 16, 2021
The best planet pirate book yet
While this book jumps all over the galaxy, it bring the two previous planet pirate books together to a satisfying end.
While this book jumps all over the galaxy, it bring the two previous planet pirate books together to a satisfying end.
January 28, 2022
This is a quick planet pirate conclusion with Sassinak. The audio quality was low and difficult to hear.
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