Ben Elton’s new novel is an amazing adventure in time, in a series of alternative versions of the twentieth century, among which our own is not the worst.
June 1, 1914. Hugh Stanton is a retired special forces soldier and famous adventurer, the loneliest man in the world. Those he knew and loved were not yet born. He came from the future — he jumped from one time loop to another, using the message of Sir Isaac Newton, which he bequeathed to open centuries after his death.
Hugh Stanton has a mission. He is the savior of humanity. Hugh has to change the terrible history of the century, to turn the Age of death into the Golden Age. He must prevent a world war, prevent Gavrilo Princip from killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand. But can one bullet kill an entire century? And if so, could another bullet be able to save him?
Ben Elton is a powerful, significant character in contemporary British culture. He’s one of an incredible company that included Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson. Stand-up comedian, screenwriter for shows such as Black Viper and Mr. Bean. Since the late eighties, Elton took up novelism and excelled. All of his books have consistently occupied the top lines of the sales rankings.
Copyright © 2014 by Ben Elton. All rights reserved.
© Translation, edition in Russian, design.
CJSC «Publishing House Phantom Press», 2016.
Recorded by the Vimbo Production Center
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Producers: Vadim Bukh and Mikhail Litvakov
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