For eons, Earth continues to be under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as previous as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind-until they action. In an instant, Earth’s timeline is certainly carved up and reassembled right into a patchwork of different eras, from prehistory to the entire year 2037, each with its personal indigenous inhabitants.

Scattered over the planet are floating silver precious metal orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Are these technologically advanced gadgets about Time’s Eye responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cams through which inscrutable alien eye are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still?

The just clue lies in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037-three cosmonauts and three UN peacekeepers-have detected strange radio signals. As the peacekeepers ally with nineteenth-century British troops as well as the armies of Alexander the Great, the cosmonauts get together using the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. Both edges lay out for Babylon, decided to win the race for knowledge-and the power that is situated within.

Yet the true power is beyond human being control, maybe even human being understanding. As two great armies encounter off before the gates of Babylon, it watches, waiting.