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Timeline

  • 512 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 1999
  • 64 editions

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1 About this book

Timeline is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Crichton, his twelfth under his own name and twenty-second overall, published in November 1999. It tells the story of a group of history students who travel to 14th-century France to rescue their professor. The book follows in Crichton's long history of combining science, technical details, and action in his books, this time addressing quantum and multiverse theory.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, a thriller, time travel, and a long read.

  • Science fiction
  • Thrillers
  • Adventure
  • Technology
  • Thrillers, technological
  • Historians
  • Quantum theory
  • Time travel

2 About Michael Crichton

1942–2008

John Michael Crichton ( KRY-tən; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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