1962: A young Californian scientist finds his experiments spoiled by mysterious interference. Gradually his suspicions lead him to a shattering truth: scientists from the end of the century are using subatomic particles to send a message into the past, in the hope that history can be changed and a world-threatening catastrophe averted.
Accolades
Winner of the Nebula and John W. Campbell Awards.
* No.27 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. * 'Science fiction at its very best' Anthony Burgess * ' … a rarity: a scientist who writes with verve and insight, not only about black holes and cosmic strings, but about human desires and fears' New York Times * 'In the rapidly shrinking world of hard SF, Benford is justa bout the best now at work' The Washington Post
