Timeline
By Michael Crichton
- Release Date: 1999-11-16
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this thriller from the author of Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Congo, a group of young scientists travel back in time to medieval France on a daring rescue mission that becomes a struggle to stay alive.
“Compulsive reading . . . brilliantly imagined.”—Los Angeles Times
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 up 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.
Praise for Timeline
“Exciting . . . classic adventure . . . [a] swashbuckling novel . . . Crichton delivers.”—USA Today
“More screams per page . . . than Jurassic Park and The Lost World combined . . . The pace will leave many breathlessly grasping for oxygen masks.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
“One of his best . . . [a] nonstop roller coaster of a novel.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Reviews
Good read
5By Thunder500Very interesting plot & characters. Highly recommended.Authentic!
5By Jackie the CriticFast paced. Hard to put down. Authentic. ~ Jackie-the-CriticNot bad. A little predictable
4By Bazinga62Entertaining. Follows a formula to keep things moving. Predictable.This author never disappoints …
5By politexTimeline is just as relevant and entertaining today as the day it was released. Michael Crichton is a world class storyteller and scientist. This is one of his best.Captivating but often questionable
4By KureguasuI found this book on my father’s book shelf as a young child and always wanted to know what to was about but being young with a distaste for reading I never got around to until recently. The story itself has an almost unique capability of being a time drama as well as a soft science fiction thriller. I must say that there are many times that the plot was pushed forward only by mere coincidence on more than one occasion, and I found a few points that seemed to be completely unnecessary (the crazed night at the Church of the Green Death for example) apart from adding more gore to an already bloody and action filled story. Overall, it was a pleasure to read!Spectacular ‼️
5By Pam96706Wow‼️ Michael Crichton is so smart and his writing was so far ahead of his time it is amazing. My second reading of this book was even more enlightening than my first.Awesome
5By kaydman06Another great Micheal Crichton book.The Last Chapter was Crichton
2By NotBrightEnoughFound myself skimming far more that I should have for a book from the middle of his publications.BEST BOOK EVER
5By AvabearcatI love love love this book. I picked it up one day in my science class and i couldn't put it down. I have to admit, the end had me a little teared up. Hamilton's "History Has Its Eyes On You" was playing in my head at the end. Definitely worth the money.Timeline
5By Djdbdll72It was a good, fast paced book. A lot of twists that I didn't think could be untwisted but she did it!!One of my favorite books
5By Robin FrankelBy one of my favorite authors.Beat book ever!!
5By SavanahLeeI love this book so much!!! I hate to read and I'm obsessed with this book! When I'm not reading it its all I think about! ... I'm also a slow reader lol... I watched the movie first before I even knew it was a book, I loved the movie cuz I loved the concept of it but when I read the book OMGGGG it was nothing like the movie! Not one scene is in the movie... So I don't compare the two I basically treat the book like a completely different thing from the movie... I love this book! Wish it never ended!Excellent Book
5By Stop! Ban Hammer TimeI read this book in a night, and absolutely loved every second of it! Thrilling page-turner with fabulous characters and plot (the science is a little iffy though, haha). I'm definitely going to be reading this again!Brilliant
5By southerngirlnchiMy favorite of all his books. And, yes, sadly, the movie was really that bad....Excellent, riveting story!
5By DASHCreativesI have read this book twice (which I never do) but it is surely one of my favorites. Like some others have said, the movie was awful but movies rarely live up to the books. Love this book!!!! A must read!Another great by Crichton
5By MotarrrrrrI've read most his work and this one didn't disappoint.Awesome!
5By JayJaySiI love this book. Hate the movie. That simple. Very well thought out plot that is backed by science, which is a trademark of M.C. books.Timeline
5By Daw 0731Great book,A great medieval sci-fi mix
5By Church42A real page turner that I just couldn't put down. Not his greatest, but a great thriller about the likely dangerous times of the medieval period. A bit light in the excitement and drama occurring in real time, but I'm willing to look past that.
