A disillusioned major, a highwaywoman, and a war raging across time…
The story of a time traveling thief turned reluctant hero, Kate Heartfield’s science fiction adventure Alice Payne Arrives is one of our favorite books of 2018—and now it’s nominated for a Nebula Award! We’re encoring the first two chapters below, in which you’ll meet notorious highway robber Alice Payne, her trusty automaton, and Major Prudence Zuniga—a time traveler on her seventy-somethingth attempt to save history.