Reading order · 3 books · 2004 to 2006 · Set in space
Species Imperative Books in Order
The Species Imperative trilogy follows Mackenzie Connor, a biologist who studies salmon on the Pacific coast of Canada, after an alien scholar asks for her help with a mystery: whole worlds are being stripped of life, and the cause may lie in the biology of a species no one understands.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2004 to 2006
- First book
- Survival
- Latest
- Regeneration (2006)
- Setting
- Set in space
The reading order
Every Species Imperative book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in space
- 1Survival2004With Mackenzie ConnorMackenzie Connor, a biologist studying salmon at a research station in British Columbia, is visited by an alien scholar who needs her help, and is drawn into a galactic mystery as an attack on the station forces her off Earth.Buy on Amazon
- 2Migration2005With Mackenzie ConnorAs the Dhryn sweep from world to world, wiping out all life in their path, salmon biologist Mackenzie Connor joins a secret gathering of experts and begins to suspect the Dhryn are driven by an instinct to migrate.Buy on Amazon
- 3Regeneration2006With Mackenzie ConnorWith the Dhryn advancing through populated space and every civilisation in their path at risk, Mac and her friend Emily Mamani race to solve the mystery of the Dhryn before it is too late.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Survival, Migration and Regeneration in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Mackenzie Connor | Brymn Las | Emily Mamani |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Survival | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Migration | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Regeneration | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Species Imperative books
3 characters from Julie E. Czerneda’s chart, with the number of Species Imperative books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie ConnorSalmon biologist | 3 | Survival 2004 |
| Brymn LasDhryn scholar | 3 | Survival 2004 |
| Emily MamaniMac's colleague and friend | 3 | Survival 2004 |