Timeline
by Michael Crichton
Taste attributes: science fictionadventurehistoricalactionfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fast-moving science-fiction novel: wide-ranging and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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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.
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- Michael Crichton
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 512
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