Split Second Gary Kilworth 1981 Penguin Books Science Fiction

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Split Second is a gripping speculative thriller by acclaimed British author Gary Kilworth. The story centers on a groundbreaking scientific experiment involving “chronoscopy”—a method of viewing the past by recovering light waves from previous centuries. When the project successfully recreates a prehistoric man from the Solutrean period, the ethical and physical boundaries of time begin to collapse. The narrative masterfully blends hard science fiction with a tense, human drama as the researchers face the unintended consequences of reaching back into deep time and the dangerous “split second” where the past and present collide.