ECHO EARTH, The Grandfather's Watch

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will. Physicist Eli Voss didn't mean to discover a new world; he was just trying to survive a quantum experiment gone wrong. Instead of the mid-century Earth he expected, Eli is thrust into Aurelis- A high-tech utopia built by misplaced ancient Norse explorers who rose to power after trading their longships for god-like technology. In Aurelis, the "Overseer" has achieved what Earth never could: a society without war, hunger, or crime. But this peace is a prison. By eliminating free will, the Overseer has turned humanity into a collective machine. Now, the enigmatic leader Theron offers Eli a terrifying bargain: save a dying, war-torn Earth by bringing it under the Overseer's "protection." As Eli uncovers the dark history of the original inhabitants of this land and the civilizations Aurelis has already erased, he must decide if a dangerous, chaotic freedom is worth more than a guaranteed, soulless future.