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Timeline

By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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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 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. . . .

©1999 by Michael Crichton (P)1999 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc.

Critic reviews

"COMPULSIVE READING . . . BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED."--Los Angeles Times

"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."--San Diego Union-Tribune

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Don't Judge This One By The Movie

I've been a Michael Crichton fan since Adromeda Strain and Jurassic Park. I consider Timeline to be one of his very best. Excellent sci-fi story, mixing history, science, and fantasy. Really fun and thought provoking. Too bad they made such a mess of the movie, but the book really is excellent.

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Twisted tech surprise

Great story with an unexpected sequence of events. This one will take you on a uncomfortable ride.

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Incredible

This book was just incredible. I have read a lot books like this and none can compare.

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Never walk around in medieval times

I know there was alot of research that went into this book, but the characters were basically on the run the whole time whether outside or inside. It kind of made you want everyone to sit still for one chapter so you didn’t have to follow a chase scene. Okay time travel book, if your a time travel lover I would choose a few others to spend a credit on first before you get to this one.

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Great concept executed well

I very much enjoy Michael Crichton and yet again another masterpiece. I’ve always been drawn to the medieval times and this is book delivered exactly what I was hoping it would. Futuristic technology plus knights and armour. Heck yes!! The only thing I did not like was the seemingly random 10-20 second pauses where nothing could be heard and I thought something was wrong with the book or phone.

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Fun!

Author doesn't disappoint, villains, heros, character growth, story movement... Narrator does very well also.

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extra long pauses between every chapter.

story was good, was very unimpressed with the recording of this book. there were super long pauses between every chapter. even when I sped up the reading.

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Another Banger

Michael Crichton does it again. Great medieval based story and outstanding narration. Would recommend to friends, family, and anyone who enjoys historical fiction.

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Timeline

A terrific book. Nonstop suspense, well researched. One of the best books I've heard.

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Best read audio book to date

By far the best read audio book I've heard so far. It sounds as if you were hearing lines recorded from a theatrical performance of this book.

The characters each sound different and read with such enthusiasm you can't help but keep listening to this novel. Michael C. delivers yet another wonderfully interesting fictional tale that written in a way that you swear it could happen in real life.

Highly recommended not only for the quality of the story but for the professionalism of the audio book.

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