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When Bernice Summerfield visits the People -- an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a [[Dyson Sphere]] -- she discovers that even in utopia, they still have their problems. | When Bernice Summerfield visits the People -- an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a [[Dyson Sphere]] -- she discovers that even in utopia, they still have their problems. | ||
An illegal time travel experiment threatens a war which could destroy them all. Rather than risk it, the People and their ultra-powerful computer, [[God ( | An illegal time travel experiment threatens a war which could destroy them all. Rather than risk it, the People and their ultra-powerful computer, [[God (The Also People)|God]], are prepared to eradicate the source of the problem -- the ancient city of Babylon. But such action would involve the death of a quarter of a million human beings, and do incalculable damage to Earth's history. | ||
[[Babylon]] -- and the [[human]] race -- have one hope. Benny returns to the cradle of civilisation to try and stop the interference. She has just one week to prevent a catastrophe that could mean she will never be born. Her only assistance comes from a Victorian linguist who has stumbled across the experiment himself. But he's no help at all -- even though he has a power neither of them suspects. | [[Babylon]] -- and the [[human]] race -- have one hope. Benny returns to the cradle of civilisation to try and stop the interference. She has just one week to prevent a catastrophe that could mean she will never be born. Her only assistance comes from a Victorian linguist who has stumbled across the experiment himself. But he's no help at all -- even though he has a power neither of them suspects. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[God ( | * [[God (The Also People)|God]] | ||
* [[John Lafayette]] | * [[John Lafayette]] | ||
* [[Clarence]] | * [[Clarence]] | ||
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=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] === | === [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] === | ||
* [[God ( | * [[God (The Also People)|God]] speaks through Benny’s porter [[Joseph (android)|Joseph]]. | ||
* [[Clarence]] collects Benny from [[St. Oscar's University|St Oscar's]]. | * [[Clarence]] collects Benny from [[St. Oscar's University|St Oscar's]]. | ||
* [[Ninan]], a High Princess loved to hear of her guests' travels, but could never leave her temple. | * [[Ninan]], a High Princess loved to hear of her guests' travels, but could never leave her temple. | ||
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[[Category:1998 novels]] | [[Category:1998 novels]] | ||
[[Category:BNA novels]] | [[Category:BNA novels]] | ||