Species Imperative #3

Regeneration

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Senior co-administrator of the Norcoast Salmon Research Facility, Dr. Mackenzie Connor - Mac to her friends and colleagues - was a biologist who had wanted nothing more out of life than to study the spawning habits of salmon. But that was before she met Brymn, the first member of the Dhryn race ever to set foot on Earth. And it was before Base was attacked, and Mac's friend and fellow scientist Dr. Emily Mamani was kidnapped by the mysterious race known as the Ro.
From that moment on everything changed for Mac, for Emily, for Brymn, for the human race, and for all the many member races of the Interspecies Union.
Now, with the alien Dhryn following an instinct-driven migratory path through the inhabited spaceways - bringing about the annihilation of sentient races who have the misfortune to lie along the star trail they are following - time is running out not only for the human race but for all life forms.
And only Mac and her disparate band of researchers - drawn from many of the races that are members of the Interspecies Union - stand any chance of solving the deadly puzzle of the Dhryn and the equally enigmatic Ro.

543 pages, Hardcover

First published March 6,2006

This edition

Format
543 pages, Hardcover
Published
May 2, 2006 by DAW Hardcover
ISBN
9780756403454
ASIN
0756403456
Language
English

About the author

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Having written 23 novels (and counting) published by DAW Books, as well as numerous short stories, and editing several anthologies over the past 25 years, Julie E. Czerneda was inducted in the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2022. Her science fiction and fantasy combines her training and love of biology with a boundless curiosity and optimism, winning multiple awards. Julie's recent releases include the standalone novel To Each This World and her first collection Imaginings.
NEW in September 2024 is A Change of Place, next in her Night's Edge fantasy series.
For more visit czerneda.com Julie is represented by Sara Megibow of Megibow Literary Agency LLC.

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Rating(3.9 / 5.0, 51 votes)
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April 17,2025
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Ohhhh, I just bloody love this book and this series! Great way to end, even if at times it felt a little rushed - no wonder with how long the book was getting! Still, I was kind of sad that it did come to an end, even though I'm looking forward to moving onto my next book. ;)

I love the humour in this series - the Myg are so funny with their "Irrelevant!" and their "Idiot!" And the baby myg were just so adorable, even if I didn't envy anyone who got climbed on and clung to by them. hehe. Reminded me of those annoying slobbery dogs that try to lick you all over. Still, they were cute.

The Ro were a very scary enemy, for sure!

I liked how it ended, but I got the vague sense that everything fell into place a little too easily in the end. But then I remember there was plenty of death and destruction leading up to that final point. It is quite convenient that all of the main characters survived by the end. I did wonder about Mudge, but nope, he survived!

I love the world Czerneda created with this series, and I think she left this story on a note from which it could be picked up again, probably with different main characters. Though it would be sad to have no more of "NO RIBS FOR MAC / NO RIBS FOR MAC / MAC GETS PIZZA AND BEER!" I'm sure there'd be plenty of opportunity for people to be called "Idiot!" and to be told their comments were "Irrelevant!" though. hehe

In short, love it...and can envision a re-read someday in the not hugely near future (too much else to read!).
April 17,2025
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A worthy end to the series. I went in with some expectations that turned out to be incorrect. That was probably more my fault than the author's. Overall, I found the world of the series very interesting, and I enjoyed the characters.
April 17,2025
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I enjoyed reading this series and was sad that it had to end. This is such a great adventure and Mac is a very powerful character. In this story, you gain a bond from the friendship Mac has developed throughout the series. It is fun and exciting as well as answering those difficult questions that occur.
April 17,2025
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So in the end it all comes down to this. It's unfair to say "I really liked it," but I did like it a little more than average. Probably 6/10.

I liked it because it was fun spending some more time with these characters. I liked it because there was a short section about a party that blew me away: It wasn't critical to the plot, but it was deftly written and planted some seeds ... in a very small number of pages. If Czerneda's work was always at that level, I'd count her as one of the best. Unfortunately, as with the previous books, there's a lot of irrelevant setup and slogging. In particular (minor spoiler) we spend a lot of time setting up the expedition to Myriam ... and the author seems to have completely forgotten that expedition by the end. (Either that, or I did.)

Would I read more by Czerneda? Perhaps, but probably not. There are other authors whom I like better, other authors who can tell a solid story in a lot fewer pages.
April 17,2025
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This book winds up the trilogy (Czerneda's weakest, I'm afraid) in decent style, but the first half is painfully boring.
April 17,2025
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In the culmination of the Species Imperative trilogy, Mackenzie Conner figures out the mysteries that have been plagueing her, only a salmon researcher, for the past several months. All the ends and tied up, she gets the guy and is finally able to get back to those salmon. An excellent, character-driven science fiction novel.
April 17,2025
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Love this series - very attached to the characters, there's a bit of historical sci-fi mystery thrown in, along with suspense and ... Just go read it. And Czerneda is a Canadian biologist. Love. (Also read Jack McDevitt if you like this sort of book).



No ribs for Mac! Mac gets SALAD and BEER!!
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