The Square Root of Negative Forty-two

by Adam Douglas

When Professor Adam Douglas finally makes it back to the cusp of creation, he is immediately haunted by one how to take his beloved Miss Eve Milgrew back with him. The the parabolic design of his time machine can only accommodate one traveler at a time. When the two love birds attempt the unthinkable and head back together as one, the unspeakable happens. Miss Milgrew falls off. As best he can tell, somewhere between the Battle of the Alamo and the beginning of time. The rest, as they say, is history; or, in this case, un-history, as Professor Douglas struggles against all odds to find Miss Milgrew and bring her back safely to the here and now. Along the way, he is forced to confront everything he has ever held sacred. Even the number 42. Thanks to his juxtaposed namesake, Douglas Adams, and his epic work, The “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” there was a time not long ago when the ultimate answer, 42, went unchallenged. Not any more!

450 pages, Paperback

Published February 19, 2011