It was interesting to find out how the time machine came to be and yes the name is misleading as Conrad from the series is nowhere to be found.The book itself was okay. Most of the story could have been written in two long chapters and a lot of if seems to be filler. While the story has an ending, it was sort of unsatisifying as if there will be a sequel in the future. To be honest I cant make heads or tail of this book. I sort of liked it, but it was too short, too much of it dealing with the sexual escapades of the principals and then seems to end at the point where it could get interesting.If you like the Conrad series, I would buy this book just to know how the time machine came to be and who is Conrad's American cousin.If you never read the Conrad series, please dont read this book until you read the series first.