What is the theme of the novel?..and tone?
thanks..☺
2007-07-29 10:18:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I did read the book, I'm just not sure about the 2.
2007-08-04 15:12:33 · update #1
Themes: Stay in your own time zone
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
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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. . . .
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Michael Crichton's new novel opens on the threshold of the twenty-first century. It is a world of exploding advances on the frontiers of technology. Information moves instantly between two points, without wires or networks. Computers are built from single molecules. Any moment of the past can be actualized -- and a group of historians can enter, literally, life in fourteenth-century feudal France. Imagine the risks of such a journey. Not since Jurassic Park has Michael Crichton given us such a magnificent adventure. Here, he combines a science of the future -- the emerging field of quantum technology -- with the complex realities of the medieval past. In a heart-stopping narrative, Timeline carries us into a realm of unexpected suspense and danger, overturning our most basic ideas of what is possible.
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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. . . .
2007-08-04 15:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if this is his most recent or not, but I just finished reading "Next." It's a story of genetic engineering (common theme these days) engendering intelligent thought and communication between humans and animals -- particularly simians.
I'm sorry, I misunderstood your question, and I described the most recent of his novels I read. I agree with the others. Read Timeline with an open mind and remember the details.
The man in the desert died because nothing in his body was aligned. Next scene is an archaeological dig. The two are connected. Read on to find how.
2007-08-05 03:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by felines 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A school assignment?
Ah, c'mon. This one was an easy read and even enjoyable read...why not take the time to read it instead of just hoping someone else has read it and has the answers for you?
2007-08-04 12:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by vitovixa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can read this in a few hours or if you are a slow reader, two days. You will enjoy the book, so read it and do your homework.
2007-08-04 15:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by curious connie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6930845.stm
2007-08-05 05:36:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋