Strange attractors
William Sleator
Max finds himself in possession of a time travel device which is eagerly sought by two desperate men, the scientist who invented it and the scientist's alter ego from a different timeline.
Read Time: ~5.6 hr
Mendoza in Hollywood
by Kage Baker (2000)
About this book
At Cahuenga Pass, in a stagecoach inn on the road to Los Angeles, Mendoza meets her new cyborg colleagues in this third novel of the Company. In the vein of "Grand Hotel, " readers get to know the lives and stories, both sad and funny, of these operatives from the 24th century.
Setting / LocationCalifornia
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreMendoza in Hollywood Lead Character
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