Sassinak

I bought Sassinak not knowing it was part of a series and haven't managed to find the first 2 books Dinosaur Plant and Dinosaur Plant Survivors is it critical to read them or will Sassinak stand on it's own?

From what I recall, Sassinak will stand on it's own. The main character of this book is not in the first two at all.

I've read the Dinosaur books and Sassinak and have NO idea why they consider them part of a series.

Sassinak is the first of three books yet can be read as a stand alone. The next two are Death of Sleep and Generation Warriors.

>2 ryn_books: This is going years back so I could be wrong, but doesn't one of the following books deal with the Dinosaur Planet again?

great once I'm done stone of farewell I'mm taking a break from the series and will start Sassinak

It isn't critical to read Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors to read any of The Planet Pirates series. They do share some characters and events, but the series is understandable without them. Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors are in print as the omnibus The Mystery of Ireta.