When Time Rolled Back

Rog has always felt out of place among the hard, instinct-driven people of his river tribe, but his difference becomes destiny when he discovers a gigantic silver sphere buried in the mountains. Inside, he finds a strange, ordered world of images and machinery that seems to trace humanity's rise from primitive beginnings to towering civilization, then onward to war, ruin, and the eerie preservation of knowledge for a future age. Terrified yet fascinated, Rog returns again and again, stealing glimpses of inventions and secrets left by a vanished people who tried to save mankind from its own destruction. As his understanding grows, Rog secretly befriends Lo, the only tribesperson who seems to share his hunger for something better. He also encounters Johann Adam, a man believed dead, and learns the sphere was built by survivors to rebuild civilization after catastrophe. But Rog's growing vision draws the jealousy and violence of his tribe, especially Luk-no and Sarak, who punish him and threaten everything he has learned. In a desperate struggle, Rog fights for his life, his leadership, and the chance to guide his people toward a wiser future. When Time Rolled Back is a vivid science-fiction tale of lost knowledge, tribal brutality, and the fragile hope that humanity can begin again. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.