For five years an American physicist has been eking out a meager existence gutting fish as a refugee in China Harbor, an island off the mainland of China, after China has destroyed North America with a surprise nuclear attack. She believes herself responsible for the tragic end of the Millennium War due to her failed attempt to prevent China's treachery with a time travel experiment gone wrong.
In the course of one long, fateful day, everything suddenly becomes possible. Everything is dangerous. Everyone she has encountered in the last five years is now in jeopardy. Everyone in China Harbor is urgently seeking her, for good or ill. Five years of secrets come tumbling out from every corner. A deadly game with the future itself in the balance unfolds so rapidly that the reader is dragged along, eyes popping at every new revelation.
S. T. Gaffney's unique take on time travel from the perspective of an actual scientist is tempered with ancient Chinese philosophy and practices to create a mind-boggling mix of a thriller. Over a dozen characters, all quite distinct and endearing or frightening, are pulled inexorably to a mind-shattering confrontation where even more secrets are revealed and everyone risks it all for good or ill.
You'll find yourself immersed in Chinese culture, both ancient and modern, even as your mind is filled with science and philosophy blended together with an urgency that carries you along. This book is filled with unforgettable characters and drama that won't let you go.