In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker

In the Garden of Iden is the first book in an ongoing series about Zeus Inc. or more commonly referred to as "The Company."

Iden tells the tell of the Cyborg Botanist Mendoza, a child wrongly accused of being a secret Jew during the Inquisition, saved and made an immortal cyborg by the Company. Her job is to salvage lost and extinct plants from the past to send to the future.

Kage's grasp of the settings and era is steeped with accuracy and insight. The book is part SF story, part historical fiction. Set during the Elizabethan era of England. Find the books, read the books and enjoy the books. You won't be disappointed.