2. Timeline

by Micheal Crichton (512 pgs)

Rating 3

Quantum physics allows an unscrupulous billionaire to develop technology that allows time travel. Time travel specifically to feudal France. There are problems though and a archaeological team gets sent into the past to retrieve their mentor. It's not as simple as it seems though. Feudal France was not an easy place to survive in.

Timeline is a pretty typical Crichton book. The plot line was interesting, the characters were plastic, and the science sketchy...at best. That being said, I don't regret reading it. The history was very enthralling and seemed to be fairly well researched. If the characters were a little two dimensional, they were also quite plausible. The end is a little jarring but ties things together fairly well.

Recommended only if you have time on your hands. Not recommended as science fiction.