Both time and space are bent to breaking point and paradoxes abound in 13 science fiction stories written by some of Australia and New Zealand's most exciting authors. From time travelling couriers attempting to rescue historical figures, to everyday people simply trying to set their own lives straight, the space-time continuum will never be the same again. Also featuring the story which started it all, The Time Machine by the father of science-fiction himself, H.G. Wells.

A disturbed young man finds himself gripped by obsession when he encounters an unlikely new friend. There is something else seeking his attention though, a mysterious and ominous presence which lurks in every shadow and behind every face he encounters.