The humans who have bao apparently were so few, that Fixit went to a great deal of trouble to BREED them. Since there has to be some conflict, occasionally cardboard cutouts of bad guys are set up so the protagonists can knock them down again. Using the same methodology as the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide rates fish on a sustainability scale 1 (best) to 5 (worst). Meddling in all of this is an intergalactic agent of a long-lived alien race who has been working to save/destroy the Earth’s human plague. I enjoyed a lot of things about the story, but in the end wish that Tepper had not tried to set these last two books in the same world as A Plague of Angels.

Fish Tails is a “Dying Earth” pastiche – reminiscent of Jack Vance without the picaresque anti-heroes and sexism. Some major editing might have saved this book but I can't recommend it even for fans of Sheri S Tepper. That is a slight overstatement, but really the plot comes down to "people mill around until a near omnipotent alien named Fixit visits and sorts out everything. Raising the Stones is one of my favorites, a strong blend of plot, character, and Tepper's unique imagination.The problem is that Abasio and Xulai need to be careful and cautious when approaching others about the future water-world because there are sects that oppose any alteration of the body (and we are talking alterations as minor as pierced ears, let alone having children resemble merbabies. The story line(s) were interesting--the characters multi-faceted, and there were some truly funny and poignant passages. With the world slowly flooding, Abasio, his wife Xulai, and their two amphibian children travel the world promoting preparation for eventual submersion. And when I say childish discussion I don't merely mean unsubtle, I mean suddenly the book sounds like it is written for an 8 year old.

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