ðə nˈɑːvəl sədʒˈɛsts ðætðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts ʌv hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ ænd ðə kˈɑːləni ʌv lˈaɪz tˈeɪk plˈeɪs wɪðˌɪn ðə sˈeɪm pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə dˈeɪts ɡˈɪvən ɪn hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ dᵻɹˈɛktli kˌɑːntɹədˈɪkt ðˈɪs.
The novel suggests that the events of Heritage and The Colony of Lies take place within the same period of history, although the dates given in Heritage directly contradict this.