much trouble it was to deal with the Enforcers once they stopped being useful, since they could hardly be passed off as normal humans, they begin the project Adonai, creating a non-cyborg human who will have the qualities they want and be easier to control, not to mention kill if necessary. Their first test run involves a man in Tudor England who grows up to be Nicholas Harpole.... Major themes In previous episodes, Santa Catalina Island off California seems to be a focus of Company attention and the key to its history. In this episode one learns more of what is there, and how Mendoza's lovers, and indirectly the "New Inklings," played a part in its initial discovery, which gave rise to the Company itself. Other major players in previous novels, such as Joseph and Lewis, do not appear here. In fact the only cyborg named is Mendoza herself. External links Kage Baker official site - About the novel Excerpt from the novel 2004 American novels Novels by Kage Baker American science fiction novels Novels about time travel 2004 science fiction novels Tor Books books Cyborgs in literature Novels about artificial intelligence