This person has brought you Jurassic Park and the Andromeda Stain, and created the TV show ER (not that I've read or seen those
, just saw the movie for Jurassic Park.) In this book, Mr. Crichton weaves me into the story, and I lose track and can't put it down. It starts off a bit boring, but it gets better and better.
Think of the quantam theory: information moves between two universes, and with only a machine and a bit of technology. A group of people, looking to save their Professor in the past, are stuck in Fourteenth Century France - in the midst of war.
That's the summary a bit reworded. I think it's great so far, especially since it's time travel (one of my favorites). It's filled with action, makes you think, and is well-written. What more can you want?
I am reading this for summer reading, but it's better than any summer reading book I've ever read.