Tess is a geologist (because, of course, geologists control the time travel of the giant ancient machines) and a member of the Daughters of Harriet (Senator Harriet Tubman, that is, from 19th-century Mississippi). On the surface, the Daughters are time travel scholars, but in reality, Tess and her fellow Daughters are fighting a pitched changewar for women’s rights against the oppressors known as the Comstockers. One more thing: While she’s at it,Tess also hopes to also save the souls of her teenaged self and her underground feminist punk friends in the 1990s, with a particular focus on their vigilante killing spree and young Beth’s abortion.
Michael Main
All five Machines had limitations, but the hardest to surmount was what travelers call the Long Four Years. Wormholes only opened for people who remained within twenty kilometers of a Machine for at least 1,680 days.

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  1. The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz (Tor, September 2019).
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Annalee Newitz
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    The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz (MacMillan Audio, September 2019).
  4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Annalee Newitz
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . narrated by Laura Nichol

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  1. Italian (possibly subtitled or dubbed).
    Il futuro di un altro tempo by Annalee Newitz (Fanucci Editore, January 2021).
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Annalee Newitz
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . translated by Giorgia De Santis