Millennium

Paperback, 249 pages

English language

Published May 1985 by Berkley.

ISBN:
978-0-425-07674-3
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OCLC Number:
12437121
4 stars (1 review)

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4 stars

Clever and thoughtful time travel story, with a dash of 80s style. When I first read this I didn't realize the chapter titles were related to Time Travel short stories - even though it is one of my favorite genres. I wonder if anyone has put together a collection of these notables?

This tale is mostly told from two perspectives - a current day air crash investigator and a far future rescue team leader. A few twists and a nice pace keep the novel going at a good clip. The ending, with both a culmination of action and a full explanation, felt a bit rushed.

First read more than 15 years ago (as part of a friends short-lived book club), I subsequently watched the movie. The latter had more 80s style but was not as good as the book (natch). None of our brief discussion (at the time) was captured …

Subjects

  • Fiction, science fiction, general