I have a problem with this time can't go backwards in TAR thing. I don't dispute that it is written in the story if some of you say it is (I couldn't find the reference), BUT! If time cannot flow backwards yet doesn't flow at the same rate as the "real" world, wouldn't this leave us with TAR slowly (rapidly?) slipping into the future realm? Ok. Time does not move at the same rate in TAR. That's an established given. If it moves faster than the pace of the real world then say a one hour trip into TAR takes the entire night to accomplish. There is no problem here. However you spend a whole day in TAR and wake up only an hour later this means TAR is about a full day ahead of the real world. So, next time you go into TAR are you now a day in the "future"? Since time can't supposedly can't flow backwards to re-align, this would seem to be the case. I think Olver may just turn out to be Gaidal Cain, and I think TAR is a lot more complicated than even RJ has thought through. Meaning I don't think even RJ himself has sat down and created ALL the weird funky rules of TAR. Let's not forget that RJ is the "creator". The rules are what he makes them up to be. Anyway...