▁still ▁in ▁the ▁Kal pa , ▁I sh an ax ade ▁had ▁instruct ed ▁Poly bibli os ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁sum - run ners ▁containing ▁" fragment ed ▁B abel s ", ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Cha os ▁she ▁had ▁sent ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁" begin ning ▁of ▁time ". ▁The ▁sum - run ners ▁were ▁program med ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁bear ers ▁to ▁I sh an ax ade ▁when ▁the ▁expected ▁Term inus ▁occurred . ▁The ▁bre eds , ▁program med ▁to ▁see ▁I sh an ax ade ▁as ▁their ▁" m other ", ▁are ▁also ▁drawn ▁to ▁N atar aja , ▁and ▁J eb rass y ▁and ▁Ta id ba ▁find ▁their ▁counter parts ▁Jack ▁and ▁G in ny ▁in ▁the ▁ru ined ▁city . ▁The ▁Kal pa ▁falls ▁to ▁the ▁Cha os , ▁but ▁in ▁N atar aja , ▁the ▁sum - run ners ▁and ▁their ▁B abel ▁fragments ▁are ▁un ited ▁and ▁history ▁is ▁re created , ▁causing ▁the ▁Ty phon , ▁now ▁a ▁failed ▁god , ▁to ▁impl ode . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Greg ▁Bear ▁is ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁science ▁fiction ▁writer ▁from ▁Seattle . ▁He ▁has ▁won ▁three ▁Neb ula ▁Awards , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov el ▁for ▁Mov ing ▁Mars , ▁and ▁two ▁Hugo ▁Awards , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁N ove lette ▁for ▁Blood ▁Music . ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁Time ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁novel ▁since ▁Quant ico ,