Jennifer Logan was young, gorgeous, and utterly dedicated to teaching middle English. But to qualify for any decent teaching position, she'd have to make her r sum stand out. Since her specialty was science fiction, she wrangled a berth on a trading ship bound for the stars. Just one trip, she figured, then back to a nice, safe classroom . . .
But Jennifer hadn't fully appreciated her own talent. She had a keen eye, a fresh perspective-and all of science fiction to fall back on when the going got tough!
Harry Turtledove has lived in Southern California all his life He has a Ph.D. in history from the University of California at Los Angeles and has taught at UCLA, California State Fullerton and California State University, Los Angeles. He has written many works of speculative fiction and fantasy. He is married to the novelist Laura Frankos and they have three daughters.