Katherine Benfante

𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 writes science fiction, and she likes to “put the science in science fiction.” Of all the dream careers she’s been fortunate to have so far, including as mechanical engineer and French teacher, being an author is the most satisfying and enjoyable. Katherine lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters, across the street from a lake overrun by swans and Canadian geese. Voracious readers all, her family can be found reading together, playing games, hiking Jersey’s remaining wilderness, and visiting family.

The Scattered Through Time series is set in Montreal, where Katherine attended university. 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 is a time travel science fiction novel featuring actual historical figures, and it is bracketed by 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, the prequel, and 𝘐𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥, the sequel. 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘠 is a standalone near-future science fiction thriller. Her short story "Convergence” appeared in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 2, and her short story "First, Do No Harm" is published in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 3. She’s currently working on a new time-travel series.

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