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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 (Worldsphere)|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.
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 (Worldsphere)|God]]
* [[God (The Also People)|God]]
* [[John Lafayette]]
* [[John Lafayette]]
* [[Clarence]]
* [[Clarence]]
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=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
* [[God (Worldsphere)|God]] speaks through Benny’s porter [[Joseph (android)|Joseph]].
* [[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]]
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[[Category:BNA novels]]
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