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Timeline

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Timeline

by Michael Crichton

Crime Line | September 1, 2007 | Trade Paperback

In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it. And with history opened to the present, the dead awakened to the living, these men and women will soon find themselves fighting for their very survival-six hundred years ago. . . .
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    Rating: 3/5

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    Samantha

    3 weeks ago

    Liked it - its a great fast read with a lot of action

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    Rating: 4/5

    A thrilling race through the living past

    Sarah M

    17 months ago

    Fast paced and adventurous, Chrichton takes us all on a journey to the living past. The characters were true, the setting was richly imaginined and detailed, and the race against the clock made it hard to put down! I found there were some philosphical holes in the time travel construction, but once you get past that its a great novel that I highly reccomend.

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    Rating: 3/5

    Visit the Medieval Times

    Steve Christophe

    2 years ago

    Good detail per time frame, otherwise your standard time travel novel. A good read to pass the time.

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    Lisa

    Rating: 5/5

    Incredible

    Lisa

    12 years ago

    This novel was great. It was fast paced, exciting and educational. The reader along with the characters were dropped into the middle of the Hundred Year War with the use of some not so unrealistic technology.
    I found that even though the situation probably won't happen in real life, Crichton made it seem believeable. It was very easy for me to close my eyes and picture Chris over coming his fear and fighting knights or Marek falling in love with Lady Claire. I learned a lot about medieval times, customs and traditions through this book.
    The characters were well developed, the plot was well written and the overall book was impressing. Crichton did an excellent job writing this book and it is obvious that it was well researched. Incredible!

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Junior Booklovers Contest Winner Hannah, age 14, London, ON

After receiving a plea for help from their professor, a group of archaeological students travel back 652 years in time to rescue him. Here's the catch; they have to find him amidst the vast sea of ancient people, successfully navigate an alien landscape and avoid most of the serious predicaments of the era and they have only 37 hours to do so. Once again Michael Crichton pulls off an ingenious novel. Timeline captures the full meaning of action-packed and holds you captive throughout. The characters are genuine and the setting is written just as realistically. Dramatic and thrilling, Timeline is the perfect book for those who long to visit the past and who love to look to the future. Carefully researched, the story convinces you that these events are all within the realm of possibility. Soon you're enjoying the ride so much that you can't stop to analyze how you wound up there.

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In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it. And with history opened to the present, the dead awakened to the living, these men and women will soon find themselves fighting for their very survival-six hundred years ago. . . .

From the Jacket

In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it. And with history opened to the present, the dead awakened to the living, these men and women will soon find themselves fighting for their very survival-six hundred years ago. . . .

About the Author

Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, in 1942. His novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, The Lost World, and Airframe. He is also the creator of the television series ER.

Trade Paperback

5.5 x 8.2 x 1.08 in

September 1, 2007

Crime Line

English


0345468260
9780345468260

From the Critics

"COMPULSIVE READING . . . BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED."
-Los Angeles Times

"THE PRESENT AND THE LONG-AGO PAST COLLIDE. . . . [as] three young historians whisk themselves back to fourteenth-century feudal France to rescue a friend-and engulf themselves in all manner of mind-blowing intrigue."
-Chicago Sun-Times

"[A] BIG ROLLICKING BOOK."
-The Wall Street Journal

"EXCITING . . . CLASSIC ADVENTURE . . . [A] SWASHBUCKLING NOVEL . . . CRICHTON DELIVERS."
-USA Today

"EXCITING . . . CLASSIC ADVENTURE . . . [A] SWASHBUCKLING NOVEL . . . CRICHTON DELIVERS."
-USA Today

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