by Michael Crichton · Century · tapa dura · ISBN 9780712678254
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«Timeline» is the science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, published by Century in hardcover (449 pages, in English).
In 1999, a group of historians works for a billionaire who plans a theme park with artifacts from a lost world, revived through cutting-edge science. When the project leader sends a distress call from 1357, the team must travel to medieval France to rescue him, facing the dangers of the Hundred Years' War.
First edition, published on November 16, 1999 by Century; the text includes bibliographical references.
Work aimed at readers of science fiction, thrillers and adventure novels, with time travel.
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.
