Regeneration

by Julie E. Czerneda

Daw, 543 pp, $24.95

Regeneration is volume three of the Species Imperative series. Dr. Mackenzie Conner and Dr. Emily Mamani are back from their harrowing experience with the Ro and now must solve the riddle of a species of Alien whose migratory path threatens to annihilate all forms of sentient life. Who are the bad guys, the Ro or the Dhryn ? Who is the manipulator and who is the tool? It will take all their strength, skills and courage, as well as a cast of delightful aliens, to solve the puzzle before their part of the galaxy is wiped out.

Czerneda writes an action-packed tale, full of fascinating and fully realized characters and the wackiest bunch of aliens that ever existed in a bureaucratic setting.. The author’s biological training gives reality to a warning about interfering with environment, evolution, and normal biological cycles. I now want to read the first two volumes but Regeneration stands alone quite well. This one is a keeper. - Pam Allan