Worlds Enough...and Time

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Whenever things get rough, Roxanne escapes to other worlds. She has a talent that skips generations, a talent that no one else believes exists. Except her granddaughter Marissa, who exhibits the same talent. Marissa, who can open windows to other worlds with the movement of a finger. Roxanne wants to train Marissa to live with her talent, but the rest of the family wants to stop her. They’re afraid Marissa will end up like Roxanne, difficult, unreachable, distant. They’re afraid Marissa will not survive Roxanne’s training—or her love.

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 14, 2012

About the author

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".

She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances

Reviews

[John Loyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roxanne can touch things and open up a window on another time and place, but it only works once per item. Her granddaughter shows a talent not only to open windows, but to create them.

Nice concept. Not enough pages to explore the possibilities.

[Mary Catelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

An odd story about a curious power.