Action, mystics, dolphins, romance, surfing and all with a conservation theme. Exciting, fast paced realism. This really is a great adventure. truly a great read. Sci/fi Fantasy at its best. Top Marks Michael Breanan Sci fi Fuel Port Hanna York and his shipmates were on a routine maintenance mission above the planet Mars. When caught in an ion plume above a terra forming storm on the surface, they suddenly find themselves crash landing on a seemingly pristine and primitive world. But things are not what they seem and their arrival has upset a delicate balance that has been in place for hundreds of thousands of years. The earth's ecosystem had failed and humankind has moved on to their new home where genetically engineered Priests are the caretakers of the human race. Designed as servants, with a duty of care for the survival of all humankind, they have enfored the doctrines of the 'Ark of Corporeity' and now control the population. 'The Chosen' now live safely, under their protection, connected to the 'Net cap.' However Hanna's arrival has unwittingly set into motion a series of events that will change the future of all mankind forever and they must face the realities of 'The Paradigm of Time'