I have been re-reading a 9 book series by a science fiction writer named Julian May that was written in the 1980's. Its a wonderful series, it addresses a number of very interesting themes based in mythology, extraterrestrials, ESP and higher mind powers, and the issue of time paradox (i.e. you can't change the future by changing the past because the present already is). This is a circular tale, in the style of Star Trek, which starts 6 million years ago in the Pliocene Epoch and ends around the year 2113 (which interestingly enough could be around the time this planet self destructs). The first 4 books are: The Many Colored Land; The Golden Torc; The Nonborn King; and The Adversary. The next 2 are The Surveillance and The Metaconcert. The last 3 are Jack the Bodiless; Diamond Mask; and Magnificat.
