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Mirabile (Mass Market Paperback)

by Janet Kagan (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)


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On the distant planet of Mirabile, a settlement of human colonists from Earth is jeopardized by genetic mutants of Earth plants and animals, and it is up to ecological troubleshooter Mama Jason to destroy the menacing mutants. Reprint.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books (June 15, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812509935
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812509939
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #703,109 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mirabile!, August 25, 2002
By "kangarex" (Keokuk, IA United States) - See all my reviews
What can I say about Janet Kagan? She's written three books, and all three of them could have been justly called Mirabile (Wonderful in Latin). The other two, Hellspark and Uhura's Song are also favorites, but Mirabile is a delight, and just pure fun. Kangaroo rexes! Odders! Tulip bats! Oh the wonderful and surprising things that can happen to the wildlife when someone's been mucking around in their genepool. Annie Jason Masmajean is our heroine, I guess you would call her profession field genetics. It's her job to provide the colonists of Mirabile with the critters and plants they need to survive, and ensure that the strange beasties that keep cropping up (The scientists back on earth got cute with genetic redundancy), don't harm the colonists or the vital species that they need. It's a very light-hearted read, but not lacking one iota of depth. Between this book and her other two Janet Kagan has me itching for more. Anything she produces, I will buy, and there are very few authors I can say that about.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very funny and intelligient book., July 24, 2000
By Kate Savage (Dedham, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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Mirabile is one of the best books I have read in a long time. As much I liked Hellspark, Mirabile was even better. I LOVED it in because in addition to being intelligent, Kagan has a wonderful sense of humor. I laughed so often reading Mirabile and found myself decidedly attached to the characters. One of the neat things about it is that it is a collection of short stories, but the collection is more cohesive than some novels I have read. I tried not to read the whole book too quickly, but .... well, like a box of good chocolates it was over too soon. This book is packed with great characters, action, adventure, and (best of all) weird critters. My only complaint is that this book is out of print. My one good copy is not something I want to lend out. Others I have found on the web start at some pretty hefty prices. I would love to buy a bunch of books to give as gifts and to lend out. The folks who reprinted Hellspark can be contacted at Meisha.Merlin@USA.net and do take suggestions for books to reprint. Perhaps they could be persuaded to do us all a favor and reprint Mirabile.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The all-time high -Accurate, well written, funny, scary!, June 18, 1997
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Mirabile is the best linked short-story collection of sci-fi I have ever read--it is really more like a single book with very well defined chapters. The stories stick in your mind, making you want to read it over and over again, and every time you do--you will find something new! It is suitable for all ages and interests, exceptionally good at pointing out the ecological niches of organisms known and unkown and how they might relate on a new planet... From cows to bats, firestarting plants to fuzzywillies, Kagan has a handle on just how things might be made to work. The best of the sci-fi market, Janet Kagan has only one fault in my mind -- I can't wait for more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book by Kagan
I lvoe this book. It is so refreshing to have the main character as a strong intelligent woman who is not being described or defined only by anatomy. Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Foster

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick read, all the better to re-read!
Great characterizations and an inventive premise make this an absolute favorite of mine. It's character-driven sci-fi, and watching Annie and Leo work through the puzzles... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mirabile
Fair condition, book was a bit crooked, great story. Scifi mixed with biology and humor.
Published on April 4, 2007 by L. Haas

5.0 out of 5 stars Janet Kagan is a wonderful author!
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I have bought at least a dozen of EACH of her books. I keep lending my copy, wanting my friends to enjoy Kagan's great stories. Read more

Published on December 21, 2001 by Karen Hiatt

5.0 out of 5 stars Janet Kagan is a wonderful author!
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I have bought at least a dozen of EACH of her books. I keep lending my copy, wanting my friends to enjoy Kagan's great stories. Read more

Published on December 21, 2001 by Karen Hiatt

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or m'bob for short. Strange alien pet and one of the menagerie of creatures in this extremly cohesive collection of stories about the settelment of Mirabile and the ecological... Read more
Published on May 7, 2001 by U. Mikhli

5.0 out of 5 stars A very funny and intelligient book.
Mirabile is one of the best books I have read in a long time. As much I liked Hellspark, Mirabile was even better. Read more
Published on July 24, 2000 by Kate Savage

5.0 out of 5 stars A great scifi adventure in the spirit of the old pioneers!
This book is at once reminiscent of the pioneering days, with vibrant new viewpoints on a new world, and scientists who are more "Indiana Jones" than "Louis... Read more
Published on June 4, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Have you ever wished you could go camping in Wonderland?
Mirabile isn't Wonderland, but there is a wonderfully bizarre mix of familiar and crazy critters in this book. Read more
Published on December 3, 1997 by Jessica Perine

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