Bio Rescue

by S.L. Viehl

Book Overview

Lieutenant Dair mu T'resa heads a squadron of SEAL (surgically enhanced/altered lifeform) pilots responsible for the security of the quadrant containing her home world of Kevarzangia Two. She finds a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451460081
• ISBN13: 9780451460080
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Roc
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

S. L. Viehl is now one of my favorite authors!

I am a huge fan of Science Fiction! This is now 2022 and got both books in this series. Loved both of them. Awesome story line, different than any other SF book I have ever read!! Very original! Now I'm on the prowl for the rest of her books! Jack McDevitt also can keep my attention the same way Veihl does.

No, it's not StarDoc, but read it anyway!

First of all, I am a huge StarDoc fan, so when I first started reading Bio Rescue I felt a little let down. Don't let that feeling stop you from finishing Bio Rescue. I had to take some time to adjust to the POV of a new species, but once I did that, I flew through the book and wound out enjoying it immensely. Jadaira is a `Zangian, an aquatic species that lives in the vast oceans on the plant nicknamed K-2 (StarDoc fans will remember this planet), who was genetically altered after her birth in order to save her life. But because the Pod rejects deformed pups, Dr. Teresa Selmar used human DNA in order to save Jadaira as a pup when Jadaira's `Zangian mother died. So Jadaira is different from the rest of her Pod. She is also a very skilled Pilot, and along with her fellow SEAL's, (Surgically Enhanced/Altered Life-Form) agrees to become part of the new Bio-Rescue program launched by Dr. William Mayer and Administrator Ana Hansen. Jadaira shows off her skills as a pilot right off the bat when she saves a transport full of Skartesh, a wolf-like race with bizarre habits that make them disliked by most other species. In spite of their differences Jadaira befriends the leader of the Skartesh, Rushan Amariah, unwittingly stirring up the jealously of her second-in-command, Lieutenant Onkar. Viehl paints Onkar so typically male in this story that even though he is a `Zangian like Jadaira, you couldn't help but love his masculinity and disdain his arrogance. Jadaira has her hands full with leading the Bio Rescue unit, teaching the Skartesh to be more accepting of other races, trying to pacify her human mother Teresa, and doing all she can to dodge the insistent Onkar. Bio Rescue has a fast paced storyline with an incredible ending, so tuck away your StarDoc novels for now and give Jadaira and the `Zangians a whirl. Enjoy!

I cannot recommend this one highly enough!

Dair was saved at birth by Teresa, her human stepmother, doing a radical surgical procedure that combined Terran and 'Zangian DNA. Now grown Commander Dair heads up a squadron of SEAL (surgically enhanced/altered life-form) pilots. Kevarzangia Two "K-2" is the planet where Cherijo Grey Veil (StarDoc series) saved Dair's race from the Core plague. The 'Zangians are aquatic forms that thrive in the seas of K-2. When on land, Dair and her team uses lungs. When in the sea, they collapse the lungs and use gills. However, they cannot ever leave the sea for long. Dair and her squadron provide planetary patrol for the Pmoc Quadrant. Soon they agree to team up with medical personnel as a Bio Rescue unit. They respond to off-planet emergencies. But there is opposition in the forms of Onkar, her lieutenant who is overly Alpha Male, some council members, and a lupine alien species on land. Who knew that simply piloting a medical rescue team could cause so much trouble? ***** An awesome beginning to what could easily become a series of stories involving Dair and those around her. However, as a stand alone title, it is just as superb as this author's earlier release called "Blade Dancer". This novel catches the reader on page ONE and refuses to release the imagination until the last page has been turned. I simply cannot recommend this title highly enough. BRAVA! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Better and Better

That surely describes the novels of S L Viehl. BIO RESCUE is set in the same universe as STARDOC. Some of our favorite characters from STARDOC are in this one. The native species of K-2 are aquatic. But to tell you the truth I couldn't tell the difference from humans in their attitudes and ways. That is one of the things I love about her books, these are people just like us. The way she writes reminds me of some of my favorite Andre Norton books. Dair is a young female who has been augmented and changed in body sculpture so she can fly space fighters. In her case it was not a matter of choice, but one of life and death. Before she was born her mother's body and her's were severely damaged by the Core. A life form on this planet. Her mother died. Onkar has lived as a rogue for most of his life. When he saves two young pups he is invited to join the Coastal Pod. He becomes second in command after Dair, of the pilot pod. You never forget that they are aquatic but you consider them friends and come to care very much for all the characters in this book. NOt only are there dangers on their world, but even more dangers in the stars. This is such an intriging world and the politics and military plots are not subtle. This is an adventure, I couldn't put it down. From complex relationships to the simple idea of death and renewal, we are caught in a story that touches your heart and mind. I recommend it to anyone looking for a good way to spend an afternoon.

I cannot recommend this one highly enough!

Dair was saved at birth by Teresa, her human stepmother, doing a radical surgical procedure that combined Terran and 'Zangian DNA. Now grown Commander Dair heads up a squadron of SEAL (surgically enhanced/altered life-form) pilots. Kevarzangia Two "K-2" is the planet where Cherijo Grey Veil (StarDoc series) saved Dair's race from the Core plague. The 'Zangians are aquatic forms that thrive in the seas of K-2. When on land, Dair and her team uses lungs. When in the sea, they collapse the lungs and use gills. However, they cannot ever leave the sea for long. Dair and her squadron provide planetary patrol for the Pmoc Quadrant. Soon they agree to team up with medical personnel as a Bio Rescue unit. They respond to off-planet emergencies. But there is opposition in the forms of Onkar, her lieutenant who is overly Alpha Male, some council members, and a lupine alien species on land. Who knew that simply piloting a medical rescue team could cause so much trouble? ***** An awesome beginning to what could easily become a series of stories involving Dair and those around her. However, as a stand alone title, it is just as superb as this author's earlier release called "Blade Dancer". This novel catches the reader on page ONE and refuses to release the imagination until the last page has been turned. I simply cannot recommend this title highly enough. BRAVA! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.