by Michael Crichton · Knopf · tapa dura · ISBN 9780679444817
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«Timeline» is the science fiction and adventure novel by Michael Crichton, published by Knopf in hardback in English (464 pages).
Quantum technology allows a group of historians hired by a tech magnate to travel to 14th-century feudal France, where their boss asks for help from 1357. Their colleagues in the present try to rescue him while facing the dangers of the era and time paradoxes. Science fiction and medieval adventure with thriller pacing.
First commercial edition, published on 16 November 1999; includes a map and scientific illustrations.
For science fiction and thriller readers who enjoy time-travel adventures and medieval settings.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter 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. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
