This award-winning novel by a "New York Times"-bestselling author is the basis for ABC's new TV series, starring Joseph Fiennes, set to air in the fall of 2009. In pursuit of an elusive nuclear particle, an experiment goes incredibly awry, and, for a few moments, the consciousness of the entire human race is thrown ahead by about 20 years. Reviews An experiment in particle physics goes awry and shifts humanity's awareness two decades into the future for two minutes. During that brief glimpse ahead in time, Dr. Theo Procopides discovers that he will be murdered and realizes that he has 20 years to find and stop his killer. Sawyer (Factoring Humanity, LJ 6/15/98) brings a fresh and startling approach to the familiar theme of time travel in a tale that explores the repercussions of knowing the future. A solid choice for most sf collections. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information. A science experiment that unwittingly shuts down all human consciousness for two minutes is the catalyst for a creative exploration of fate, free will and the nature of the universe in Sawyer's soul-searching new work (after Factoring Humanity). In April 2009, Lloyd and Theo, two scientists at the European Organization for Particle Physics (CERN), run an experiment that accidentally transports the world's consciousness 20 years into the future. When humanity reawakens a moment later, chaos rules. Vehicles whose drivers passed out plow into one another; people fall or maim themselves. But that's just the beginning. After the horror is sorted out, each character tries desperately to ensure or avoid his or her future. Trapped by his guilt for causing so much destruction and driven by a need to rationalize, Lloyd tries to prove that free will is a myth. Theo discovers that he will be murdered and begins to hunt down his killer