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Time's Eye

A Time Odyssey, Book 1

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Time's Eye

By: Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke
Narrated by: John Lee
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 For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind - until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline. Instead, the world becomes a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants.

Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Are these technologically advanced devices responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cameras through which inscrutable alien eyes are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still?

The answer may lie in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037 - three cosmonauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station, and three United Nations peacekeepers on a mission in Afghanistan - have detected radio signals: the only such signals on the planet, apart from their own. The peacekeepers find allies in nineteenth-century British troops and in the armies of Alexander the Great. The astronauts, crash-landed in the steppes of Asia, join forces with the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. The two sides set out for Babylon, each determined to win the race for knowledge...and the power that lies within.

Yet the real power is beyond human control, perhaps even human understanding. As two great armies face off before the gates of Babylon, it watches, waiting.

©2005 Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera

Critic Reviews

"An exciting tale full of high-tech physics, military tactics and larger-than-life characters in the first of two novels related to the bestselling senior author's Space Odyssey series." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I enjoy Arthur C Clark stories and the reading was very good and enjoyable. The character voices added to the enjoyment

Good story

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wow, one of the most amazing stories I have been involved in. Interesting and gripping from the very start to the end what a thrilling adventure it is. Now I must go find the next step.

Adventure of the finest quality

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this is a great start to the series, with interesting characters, and references to historical events, and an insight into the daily lives of people from different times. An interesting concept in what would happen if different periods in human history were mixed together.

an interesting concept with historical references

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Great concept, A world fractured into time chunks. detailed description of living in past. history of famous warriors. A battle imagined. Mystery of who/what caused this. Great listen.

Classic sci fi

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