Counter-clock-world-with-earbuds

The world has entered the Hobart Phase--a vast sidereal process in which time moves in reverse. As a result, libraries are busy eradicating books, people greet with, "Good-bye," and part with, "Hello," and underneath the world's tombstones, the dead are coming back to life. One imminent old-born is Anarch Peak, a vibrant religious leader whose followers continued to flourish long after his death. His return from the dead has such awesome implications that those who apprehend him will very likely be thosewho control the fate of the world.