Name: Mirabile
ISBN: 9780812509939

Janet Kagan

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.

Mirabile

Janice Hopper

There's an interesting premise here. Settlers on another world have to deal with surprises hidden in the genetic codes of animals that they brought from earth. These "Dragon Teeth" might be benign ("odders"), or they might be dangerous ("Frankenswine.") The tone is light and positive, the people are plucky and resourceful, and apparently have boundless resources in spite of having lost data from the ships' (yes, plural) computers e/r to the new world.

I was completely bored by the whole thing.

Apparently Kim Stanley Robinson and Aurora have ruined me for happy stories of human settlement on other worlds. :( But there was also no CONFLICT, no tension, no suspense. Dog knows I don't want grimdark stories here. But everything's too easy. I just didn't believe it. 

I'm glad other folks love and enjoy this book. I wish I could.

Mirabile

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