Time's Eye is a 2003 science fiction novel co-written by Arthur C. Clarke (author of 2001: A Space Odyssey) and Stephen Baxter. It is the first book in "A Time Odyssey" series. The next book in the series is Sunstorm.
The book begins as two hominids, Seeker, a mother, and her infant daughter Grasper, who are somewhere in the genetic chain between humans and apes (never clearly stated, but probably Australopithecus), are examining a strange, metal...
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Time's Eye is a 2003 science fiction novel co-written by Arthur C. Clarke (author of 2001: A Space Odyssey) and Stephen Baxter. It is the first book in "A Time Odyssey" series. The next book in the series is Sunstorm.
The book begins as two hominids, Seeker, a mother, and her infant daughter Grasper, who are somewhere in the genetic chain between humans and apes (never clearly stated, but probably Australopithecus), are examining a strange, metallic, floating orb. Suddenly, Seeker and her baby are captured by two British scouts.
The scouts return to their fort, which turns out to be housing a garrison of nineteenth-century British troops from Northern India, part of the British Empire. Another orb floats by the fort, and as the troops examine it, a ball of metal crashes near-by. The soldiers rush out to investigate.
The crash was caused by a local villager shooting an R.P.G. at a helicopter. The helicopter is from the year 2037, and its crew is composed of U.N. peace-keepers.
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