After debating Si's proposal with board members overseeing the project, Danziger agrees. Si has other ideas, and explains his interest in visiting a moment at which a mysterious event in the family history of his girlfriend Katie occurred. He also tells Si he has more potential for successfully completing such a journey than any of the other potential candidates, and tells him what period in the past the scientists want him to visit. Danziger explains that he and other scientists are exploring the theory that it's possible that the past exists at the same time as the present, and that a person can travel into it. Shortly after the tests are completed, Si is introduced to Danziger, the head of the project. He then undergoes a bewildering series of tests, the results of which prove he's an exceptionally good candidate - but for what, exactly, is still unclear. At first Si is hesitant, but is soon convinced to give the project a try. The novel begins as Simon (Si) Morley's regular day at work as a graphic artist in advertising is interrupted by the arrival of an unexpected visitor, Ruben Prien, who invites him to participate in a mysterious government project. Within that context, the novel explores themes of personal responsibility and the relationship between past and present. Wells and Jules Verne, using real-life science as a springboard for a narrative that explores the possibilities of what might happen if the principles behind that science were taken further. It is in many ways written in the tradition of similar novels written by H.G. This novel of speculative fiction tells the story of a lonely, frustrated artist in New York City who journeys back and forth through time.
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