THE HIMALAYAS, 5000 BC:Commissioner Daiho is dead, but there's no question of foul play. The murder of a Home Timer is about as likely as unauthorized interference with the work of a Correspondent. . . .Isfahan, Arabia, 1029:Abu Ali was startled. He hadn't heard the stranger enter. The Correspondent was even more alarmed--his enhanced senses would have picked up the arrival of any normal human. Then the stranger spoke, and it was the language of the Home Time. Seconds later, Correspondent RC/1029's world went dark.The Home Time, 2000 Years Later:Field Operative Rico Garron is about to have a very bad day.From the Hardcover edition.