The Company Series by Kage Baker

The Company (also known as Dr Zeus Inc.) is a series of time travel sci fi novels by the author Kage Baker and feature the commercial application of time travel and immortality technology. The immortality aspect takes the form of converting children into Cyborgs.

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Sky Coyote

by Kage Baker

Sky Coyote is the second volume in The Company series of novels by Kage Baker, following on from the events of the novel "In the Garden of Eden".

This time, the viewpoint changes from Mendoza, child of the Spanish Inquisition, to Joseph, her rescuer and recruiter. Unfortunately, Baker is hit with a bit of the "sophomore jinx," and her second effort feels lacking compared to the first. Still a fun read, it could have been so much more.

The Dr. Zeus Corporation has...

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reviewed on Wednesday 18 August 2010

In the Garden of Iden

by Kage Baker

In the Garden of Iden is the first volume in the sci fi series The Company, by Kage Baker.

Nobody knows her name, not even her. Thus, she's called Mendoza. She's the latest operative to be recruited away from horrible circumstances (in Mendoza's case, she was imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition) to serve Dr. Zeus Incorporated in its eternal quest to make money and preserve some semblance of humanity. Mendoza is made into an immortal cyborg, and trains to be a botanist. It wil...

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reviewed on Wednesday 18 August 2010