Metaphysical Science Fiction by Dr. A. R. Davis

Gerry's loft ... above an old stable

The dry cleaner's ... Gerry, his mother, and his aunt live upstairs

Gerry's office at VIA Inc. ... in the subbasement

Wayne's house ... outside Lburg ... farmhouse and barn

VIA - Versatile Intelligent Assistants, Inc. Auditorium

VIA - Versatile Intelligent Assistants, Inc. Wonderball factory near Mexico City

Wayne's house ... outside Lburg ... farmhouse and barn

Lueder's family apartment ... Frankfurt, Germany

"The city buildings were decorated for Christmas. The ding-ding-ding of the streetcars, the strassenbahns, reminded him of the trolleys passing his mother’s dry cleaners."

Bang Shen factory ... China

Bucharest, Romania ... Mother Iolanda's apartment

Mosque and cafe

Karakorum Highway

"While still daylight, Gerry watched the line of campers, busses, and Pakistani jingle trucks behind them. Every inch of the trucks was decorated in red, gold, blue, and green symbols amid lights, mirrors, balls, and bells. Even the hubs of their three axles were painted. They all snaked their way up and up and up, around the switchbacks, below the overhanging rocks, slowing whenever two larger vehicles needed to pass each other on the narrower parts of the roadway. The only level stretches were the Chinese-Pakistani friendship tunnels, the occasional bridges crossing the rocky river bed, and the main streets of the scattered villages."

Jihadi's mountain training camp

Buddhist monastery

"The family woke early and climbed up to a monastery carrying the Wonderball like a religious relic. Strings of prayer flags fluttered above their path along the way. The upper half of the trail was snow covered and it took all morning to reach the half dozen buildings clinging to the side of a cliff. The wood panels of the door were painted dark red and were trimmed with a golden pattern. Several scarves hung from the door handles, their colors matching the prayer flags: red, yellow, white, blue and green."

Hotan farmer's market

The Silkroad between Hotan and Golmud

Apartment garage in Golmud ... where the Little Comrades are sold

VIA factory in Hong Kong ... where Gerry controls the factory robot

Gamers' lounge in Hong Kong

Aboard the sloop Rescue ... across the South China sea

Manilla ... where the Wonderballs are paraded to their deaths

San Diego convention center ... where Diego Robitz sets up his display

They lifted out a small robot that looked like a Little Comrade with wheels instead of legs. “It has lots of uses, but if you are handicapped or bedridden, this little guy can bring you a bowl of soup or a beer. I call him Yori. The visitors can try it out either with the remote touch screen or the brainwave reader headset.

The Sunset Raven ... Pacific Beach, San Diego

The Farm ... cartel run Wonderball growfarm

Denver suburbs ... where the cartel's Wonderballs are delivered

Tonganoxie, Kansas ... its jail, and the twister wrecked town

Truck stop ... where the hijacking takes place

Memphis, Tennessee ... Granny Lebeuf's house

The Cave

Wayne's house ... outside Lburg ... farmhouse and barn