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"It's the near future, and tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. The loss is not total, though: the DNA sequences of many species are being digitized and uploaded to a global network of "biobanks," together with brain and body scans, recordings of behavior in the wild, microbiota profiles, and so forth, in the hope that the extinct victims of humanity's destructiveness might one day be resurrected. Then comes the day when the...

"It's been more than a decade since the world has come undone, and Sasha Severn has returned to her childhood home with one goal in mind-find the mythic research her father, the infamous Last Beekeeper, hid before he was incarcerated. There, Sasha is confronted with a group of squatters. The friends soon become her newfound family, offering security and hope. But just as she settles into her new life, Sasha witnesses the impossible. She sees a honeybee,...

"After stopping Dr. Z's nefarious plan and rescuing the unicorn horn, things haven't quite been the same for the Extincts. In order to pay the bills and support themselves, they open a zoo and gift shop. Scratch, Martie, Quito, and Ursa think it's a great chance to educate the public and teach people to be better to the environment. But Lug isn't so sure that this is the best use of their time and energy. After a fiery and near-tragic incident, Lug...