Light of Other Days

In the most exciting SF collaboration ever, Arthur C. Clarke and his universally acknowledged heir Stephen Baxter pool talent, fantastic ideas, unprecedented cosmic insights as well as page-turning plotting skills and breathlessly good writing to produce the most awesome novel of the future since 3001.

'"Space is what keeps everything from being in the same place. Right?"'

Hiram Patterson, head of the giant media corporation Ourworld, is launching the greatest communications revolution in history. By manipulating wormholes in space, his WormCams can connect any point to any other, faster than the speed of light.

Realtime television coverage is here: earth quakes and wars, murders and disasters can be watched, exactly as they occur, anywhere on the planet. And that's just the beginning…

When WormCams are made to work to access time as well as space, humanity will encounter itself in the light of other days.

See the evolution of life! Witness the lives of Jesus and Mohammed! Go to the premiere of 'Hamlet'! Solve the enigmas that have baffled generations! Who killed Marilyn Monroe, Mother Teresa, Diana, Princess of Wales? When the world and everything in it becomes as transparent as glass, there are no more secrets…In the most exciting collaboration ever, Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter combine cosmic insights and page-turning storytelling to produce the most awesome novel of the future since '3001'.

"Arthur C. Clarke is a true prophet"
T.L.S.

"Clarke is blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print"
NEW YORK TIMES

"Stephen Baxter is in the top league of world-spinners"
THE TIMES

In the most exciting SF collaboration ever, Arthur C. Clarke and his universally acknowledged heir Stephen Baxter pool talent, fantastic ideas, unprecedented cosmic insights as well as page-turning plotting skills and breathlessly good writing to produce the most awesome novel of the future since 3001.

’Space is what keeps everything from being in the same place. Right?’ With these words Hiram Patterson, head of the giant media corporation OurWorld, launches the greatest communications revolution in history. With OurWorld’s 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.
Then WormCams are made to work across time as well as space. Humanity encounters itself in the light of other days. We witness the life of Jesus, go to the premiere 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.

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 keep his Machiavellian schemes secret.