Survival Species Imperative 1 Author:Julie E. Czerneda Biologist Mackenzie Conner is all that stands between the Ro and the extinction of the human race. Senior co-administrator of the Norcoast Salmon Research Facility, Dr. Mackenzie Conner is a trained biologist whose work has become her life. When her research is interrupted by the unprecedented arrival of Brymn, the first member of the al... more »ien race known as the Dhryn to ever set foot on Earth, things get out of hand. Brymn is an archaeologist, focused on a region of space known as the Chasm, a part of the universe that is literally dead, all of its worlds empty of any life-forms. Mac has little interest in alien races and in studies that range beyond Earth and as politely as she can she makes it clear that she is unwilling to abandon her work. However, that decision is taken out of her hands when a mysterious and devastating attack on the Facility results in the abduction of her fellow researcher Emily Mamani, and forces Mac to flee for her life with Brymn and the special agents who are escorting him. Suddenly, it appears that Earth itself might be under attack by the legendary race the Dhryn call the Ro, the beings who may be the destructive force behind the Chasm. Cut off from everything and everyone she knows, Mac finds herself in grave danger and charged with the responsibility of learning everything she can that might possibly aid Earth in protecting the human race from extinction . Herself a biologist, Julie E. Czerneda has earned a reputation in science fiction circles for her ability to create beautifully crafted, imaginative, yet believably realized alien races. In Survival, she draws upon this talent to build races, characters, and a universe of interstellar intrigue. This audiobook is delivered as an MP3-CD disc containing MP3 files. In order to play this title you must have either a computer that is capable of playing MP3 audio though an application like Apple's iTunes or Real Network's RealPlayer or an MP3 device like an Apple iPod, Creative Labs NOMAD MuVo TX FM 256 MB MP3 Player (DAP-TD0004) or a Compact Disc player that is capable of playing MP3 audio like the Sony D-EJ100PS Psyc Walkman Portable CD Player (Black) or Panasonic SL-SX430 Portable CD/MP3 Player with D-Sound. This audiobook cannot be played on most Compact Disc players that are more than 2 years old. If your computer has a CD Burner (CD recording drive) you can make standard Compact Discs that are playable in almost all CD players. Please see the User Manual for your MP3 player application software for instructions.« less