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Taylor's Ark Mass Market Paperback – February 1, 1993

by Jody Lynn Nye (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
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Dr. Shona Taylor--assisted by a menagerie of animal assistants, including a family of mine-canary mice and a pair of dwarf-eared rabbits--is determined to find the cure to a strange epidemic that is spreading from colony to colony in space. Reissue.
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  1. Print length
    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Ace
  4. Publication date
    February 1, 1993
  5. Dimensions
    4.25 x 1 x 7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0441799744
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0441799749
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace; Reprint edition (February 1, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0441799744
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0441799749
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

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Jody Lynn Nye

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Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as ‘spoiling cats.’ When not engaged upon this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction, most of it with a humorous bent. Since 1987 she has published over 50 books and more than 200 short stories. She has also written with notables in the industry, including Anne McCaffrey and Robert Asprin. Jody teaches writing seminars at SF conventions, including the two-day intensive workshop at Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA, and is Coordinating Judge for the Writers of the Future Contest.

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Frances Adrian
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this author...
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020
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I've read all the books in this series and I've love each one. This author is one of the must reads.
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Cheri174evr
4.0 out of 5 stars A Jody Lynn Nye classic
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2014
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A standard Jody Nye space opera. Enjoyable start to finish. You'll want to read both books.
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MS
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2000
Animals, conspiracy, and space. What could be a better combination for a relaxing read? Jody Lynn Nye has created a believeable world that could be our own if we were in space. Taylor is a space-doctor with animals that serve as intelligent walking laboratories. She also has a visitor from another planet who shares her love for candy. On Mars, waiting for her husband while pregnant, we learn all about red-tape and governmental restrictions. Taylor flees the planet, but falls into a strange series of problems that ultimately bring her fame... and just a little fortune.
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Rotten Roger
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Teen Space opera
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020
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This is a reread. The main characters are interesting and developed. Some of the situations are very dramatic. But the two villains are lacking.
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Just Another
3.0 out of 5 stars so so
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2016
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The premise of the book has potential. Much of the book is light hearted with a few dramatic scenes. It was not particularly humorous. The book tried to be light hearted, adventurous, and dramatic, but didn't really succeed in any of them. While I like much of Nye's work, this one came out just mediocre.
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AzBob
3.0 out of 5 stars The : Taylor's Ark
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018
Engaging characters but the story is a bit tedious...somewhat verbose.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2017
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Really good book, can't wait to read the next ones in the series
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GreyMouser
2.0 out of 5 stars Unreasonable plot
Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2016
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I normally do not give bad reviews, but I did not enjoy this book. The heroine stumbles around rather helplessly through the plot. Although specialized as an environmental medical specialist, she never thinks of checking what for everybody would be one of the first choices to investigate. The whole plot is finally resolved by a contrived, unbelievable element : somebody willing to kill x-thousand people just ignores a witness which can identify him and uncover the whole plot, although (s)he is completely in his hands? Contrived seems to be the best description for the plot as a whole. The evil guys never heard of the KISS principle and their planning goes to unbelievable complexity to justify even involving our heroine. The final showdown involves some ridiculous "business meeting" in which a CEO and a bank representative settle a debt by selling planets: here this one, mining planet, lot of radioactive ore left, 20 billion. - 18.5 billion. - I do not want to haggle: let's call it 19 billion! The latter meeting is of course instrumental to involve the protagonists in the final show-down in which they would not have any role in real life.

It's bad in a way, since the characters are indeed very likeable as others had remarked. This means I have to say a sad good bye to them, since I did not like what they did in this book, although I liked them. Avoid this problem: don't get it!
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