Book description
The future will be perfect. No hate, no hunger, no war. Zed knows
because he's seen it. He's from there. His mission is to ensure that
history happens exactly as it's meant to. Even the terrible events. Even
the one that's about to happen, the one that will destroy our
civilisation for good. In present-day Washington, Zed watches as people
go about their daily lives. People like Leo, a disgraced former spy;
Tasha, a lawyer grieving for a brother killed in action in Iraq; Sari,
the downtrodden employee of a foreign diplomat. Unlike Zed, they have no
idea what difference their choices will make. The clock is ticking. But
Zed has doubts. What are his superiors not telling him? What truths has
he hidden from himself? And, as he becomes more entangled in the lives
of those around him, will he be able to sacrifice their present for his
future? Thomas Mullen is the author of The Last Town on Earth, which
was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA Today and was awarded the
James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction, and The Many Deaths
of the Firefly Brothers. His books have been named Best of the Year by
such publications as the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Amazon. com. He
lives in Atlanta with his wife and sons.
