title: Survival: Species Imperative #1
author:  Julie E. Czerneda 
description: A satisfying albeit shocking conclusion aroused my curiosity for the second installment."
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  ## [Dedication](9780062335623_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  for Michael
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [Epigraph](9780062335623_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-2)
  
  
  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
  the world;  
  indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
  
  
  —Margaret Mead
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  endling
  
  
  noun ~ end•ling ~ \\`en(d)-ling\
  
  
  
  
  
  * the last living individual in a species, or, occasionally, a subspecies.
  
  
  * the official public ceremony at which a species is declared extinct; a eumony.
  
  
  * (informal) someone undertaking a doomed or quixotic quest.
  
  
  
  
  
  — _Imperial Lexica Officio of Nedarra_ , 3rd edition
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  [_Cover_](9780062335623_Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  [_Title Page_](9780062335623_Titlepage.xhtml)
  
  
  [_Dedication_](9780062335623_Dedication.xhtml#_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  [_Epi