Book description
Time travel: been there, done that ¿ or at least Frank Mihalik has. On
February 17, 1996, Frank discovers the secret to time-travel, or at
least he thought he had. He must embark on a voyage through time and
space in order to set things right. He must survive parallel universes
in which--Oh my!--Shirley Temple plays the awesome role of Dorothy in
"The Wizard of Oz"! Only his love, Cheryl, can save him, but
he is almost tricked by a parallel-dimension Cheryl and potentially
wrecks his love life. How will Frank survive this wild jerk through
these dark counter-universes? And will our universe ever be the same?
George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended
Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the
notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to meet many of his
SF idols thanks to his first wife, who was Damon Knight and Kate
Wilhelm's babysitter. With their encouragement, he began writing science
fiction in 1970. He published at least 20 novels and 6 collections of
short fiction including WHEN GRAVITY FAILS and THE EXILE KISS. As well,
he also wrote and published two crime novels, FELICIA and SHADOW MONEY.
With his Budayeen novels, Effinger helped to found the Cyberpunk genre.
He was a Hugo and Nebula award winner and a favorite amongst fellow SF
writers.
