The Curve of Time
is a story about time travel, so feel free to jump in anywhere you want, but as a novel it’ll make more sense if you start at the beginning.
Chapter 24 — The Recycling Center
Rufus muses about provenance.
Followed by Chapter 24 —— The Recycling Center, in which Saskia heads to her place of work, nervous about who she might find there.
Chapter 23 — Life on a Rope
Rufus takes a bit of a risk and describes what algebraic geometry is with the example that first delighted him.
Followed by Chapter 23 —— Life on a Rope, in which Mica seeks outside expertise to make sense of time travel.
Chapter 22 — Descent on a Dish Towel
Rufus describes how mathematicians like to describe their work.
Followed by Chapter 22 —— Descent on a Dish Towel, in which Saskia elaborates on her earlier description of neural nets while she and Mica have breakfast.
Chapter 21 — Second Saskia
Rufus muses on the value of following your dreams.
Followed by Chapter 21 —— Second Saskia, in which Saskia’s double starts life anew.
Chapter 20 — Stuck in Bed
Rufus considers the different natures of time.
Followed by Chapter 20 —— Stuck in Bed, in which Mica grapples with the fact that Saskia really can slip in time, and Saskia grapples with how to get out of bed.
Chapter 19 — Cat Drop
Rufus examines the frailty of life.
Followed by Chapter 19 —— Cat Drop, in which Saskia tries taking another animal back through time.
Chapter 18 — Mica’s Kitchen
Rufus waxes lyrical again about some of the prospects machine learning is likely to open up.
Followed by Chapter 18 —— Mica’s Kitchen, in which Saskia explains to Mica how a neural net works.
Chapter 17 — Roshambo
Rufus describes the genesis of Roshambo Careens Off Script, his second novel.
Followed by Chapter 17 —— Roshambo, in which the Saskia’s grapple with who should get the date with Mica.
Chapter 16 — Stop It
Rufus talks about plot holes and where they fit into the reader-author relationship.
Followed by Chapter 16 —— Stop It, in which Saskia calls Mica out for telling Hugo about time travel.
Chapter 14 — Emergent Phenomena
Rufus describes his greatest hope for AI.
Followed by Chapter 14 —— Emergent Phenomena, in which Saskia returns to the present, and a disconcerting surprise.
Chapter 13 — The Other Winner
Rufus muses on the different potential outcomes of a system, given different starting points.
Followed by Chapter 13 —— The Other Winner, in which Mica meets an unpleasant fellow.
Chapter 12 — The Monk
Rufus describes the importance of faith in art.
Followed by Chapter 12 —— The Monk, in which Saskia slips back into her distant past.
Chapter 11 — Back To The Beginning
Rufus talks about his weekly sign-off.
Followed by Chapter 11 —— Back To The Beginning, in which Saskia returns to the beginning to find a familiar stranger.
Chapter 10 — Seeing is Not Believing
Rufus confesses to being nervous.
Followed by Chapter 10 —— Seeing is Not Believing, in which Mica is surprised to find Saskia at their table.
Chapter 9 — Restaurant Restroom, Five Minutes Earlier
Rufus examines the adage “writing is re-writing” in the context of Buddhist philosophy and time travel.
Followed by Chapter 9 —— Restaurant Restroom, Five Minutes Earlier, in which Saskia takes a second run at showing Mica time travel.
Chapter 8 — The First Dinner
Rufus talks about the value of sharing.
Followed by Chapter 8 —— The First Dinner, in which Saskia treats Mica with their race winnings.
