"The Light of Other Days"

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3">By Arthur&nbsp;C Clarke and Stephen Baxter.</font></p><p><font size="3"><em>The Light of Other Days </em>tells of a time , not so far in the future, when the walls of time and distance have suddenly turned to glass. </font></p><p><font size="3">Hiram Patterson, head of the giant media corporation OurWorld, launches the greatest communications revolution in history. With OurWorlds development of wormhole technology, any point in space can be connected to any other, faster than the speed of light. Realtime television coverage is here: earthquakes and wars, murders and disasters can be watched, exactly as they occur, anywhere on the planet.</font></p><p><font size="3">Then WormCams are made to work across time aswell as space. Humanity encounters itself in the light of other days. We witness the life of Jesus, go to the premier of Hamlet, solve the enigmas that have baffled generations. Blood spilled centuries ago flows vividly once more - and no personal treachery or shame can be concealed.</font></p><p><font size="3">But when the world and everything in it becomes as transparent as glass and there are no more secrets, people find new ways to gain vengeance and commit crime, and Hiram Patterson finds new ways to pursue his deadly schemes.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">What a gem!!&nbsp;I thoroughly enjoyed this book.</font></p><p><font size="2">This book, for me, was one of those books you pick up at the little second hand book store next to the takeaway food&nbsp;you stop at one day for lunch. I had ten minutes to kill waiting for my barramundi burger so i browsed the book shop next door. And i found this book. I noticed the two authors and thought to myself "this has to be good" and i was RIGHT! </font></p><p><font size="2">If you can find this book in your local store, i would highly recommend it.</font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="4" color="#ff0000"><font size="2">Assumption is the mother of all stuff ups</font> </font></p><p><font size="4" color="#ff0000">Gimme some Schmack Schmack!</font></p> </div>

 

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have read a book by Stephen Baxter called <em>Evolution, </em>I really enjoyed that too. Though since that i have read almost all of Stephen Baxters novels. He would have to be by far my favourite British author.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="4" color="#ff0000"><font size="2">Assumption is the mother of all stuff ups</font> </font></p><p><font size="4" color="#ff0000">Gimme some Schmack Schmack!</font></p> </div>