Regenesis

This is a collection of short stories loosely linked into a story arc, all featuring the same protagonist: a field agent from Noah's Ark who likes animals a whole lot better than she likes people.

The stories are science fiction that involve (mostly alien) biology and ecological processes, along with an element of political intrigue that increases as the stories progress. The protagonist is a good strong female character that I find likable despite (or because of?) how unsociable she is.

Also, this kind of linked-into-a-story-arc collection is my favorite way to read short stories.

A good, reliable, rereadable collection.

Judging from the front cover art and the back cover blurb, I had assumed this book would be about HOW people were able to move animals from earth to other planets and thus save them from extinction. This is decidedly not the case. All of the action in this book, which is actually four novellas, takes place after this has happened. Rahel Tovin is sort of a troubleshooter for the organization that keeps track of and studies the animals, Noah's Ark. The four stories follow her on assignments involving Tigers and Jellyfish and two other things that to name would give away major plot points. The world of Regenesis is both interesting and entertaining. Rahel herself is not a terribly sympathetic or dynamic character, but she's still readable show more and identifiable. I would, however, definitely be interested in reading further about the world of Noah's Ark. show less