Archaeologists travel to Medieval Times and almost get stuck. I would say that they time travel, but the book is very clear that what they are doing is not traveling through time but traveling to another, parallel universe. Using pop quantum theory, Crichton has his adventurers basically getting faxed into a universe that is almost the same as ours, yet not the same. Although Crichton's explanation is slightly more technical, you can understand that it is still quite a stretch and leaves ample room for some ridiculousness and plot holes - the biggest of which (in my opinion) is how does doing something in the past of one universe affect anything in the present of this universe...if they aren't the same universe?
Anyways, if you are willing to swallow some of the inevitable jumps in logic surrounding the time/universe travel, this is a fun, exciting read. Nonstop action, most of the main characters are well developed and as a history buff I enjoyed the discussions on the importance and impact of understanding the history that has shaped the present.
If you like Crichton, I think you would enjoy this, one of his less popular books.
Renting the movie this weekend. Paul Walker is in it. I have a very bad feeling about this....
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