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Title: Good, quick read - not his best work.
Review: Well if you are expecting Andromeda Strain or Jurrasic Park (or even Sphere) you will probably be dissapointed. The science in Timeline is weak at best, and you never really buy the "alternate universe to the past" bit (not to mention how they explain the way the team gets reconstituted on the other end). The history is a little better and the story is rather exciting from an action standpoint.I kept thinking about "Doomsday Book" by Connie Willis as a much better rendition of an amazingly similar theme and plot line (i.e. history researcher going back in time to the middle ages, having technical problems, having to use their history knowledge to survive, etc.). If you read Timeline, read Doomsday Book as well for a nice comparison.
