The year is 4010. Alan is a simple Earth citizen, enjoying life like anybody else. He has a corporate job as a chip programmer and a girlfriend, and he lives in an expensive apartment in one of the tall glass towers of New York. It was all working perfectly for him until he makes a mistake that will be going to change his life radically. This is the prequel/introduction of "Future Imperfect", book one of the "Non-Linear Time" trilogy.