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“This book is about a path breaking technology that enables humans to be transported to other universes (the multiverse concept of quantum mechanics)including the past. This is done by faxing the information of a human being with quantum computers into the quantum foam where space & time warps. what a perfectly brilliant idea! but Hey! no sweat. It has quite understandable explanations with the aim of making a bunch of historians understand quantum physics. When Professor Johnson gets trapped in catelguard of 1376, his three assistants Marek, Chris & Kate go to find him & bring him back to the present and the problems and danger starts...
The best thing about this book is it's packed with action, suspence, and gives rational & logical explanation for the technonogy & every event. You don't really need to understand quantum physics to appreciate the book (which is what happened when I read the book first - I was 14 then. Now I do understand it and love the book even more!) The mood of medieval period is captured beautifully especially the tournament between Marek and Guy. In the beginning Chris is quite snobbish and ignorent and the way he lands everyone in trouble it's very amusing. It's wonderful the way 'the past cannot be changed' is justified. To understand this you need to really concentrate on the introduction part about the hundred year war in France. It's serious intellectual fiction and requires thinking and sleuthing. It's delightful with little twist in the end and leaves you with a sense of profound awe and admiration towards the brilliant author especially after seeing the bibliography.
well, i simply love this book. the first crichton book i read & my most favorite too.”