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For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received.
But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin -- barely of age herself -- finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.
Five years in the writing by one of science fiction's most honored authors, Doomsday Book is a storytelling triumph. Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering and the indomitable will of the human spirit.
| ISBN | 0553562738 | | DEWEY | FIC | | ISBN13 | 9780553562736
(What's this?) | | Pages | 592 | | Publisher | Spectra Books | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | BANTAM DELL | | Weight (grammes) | 272 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 178 | | Publication date | 01 Aug 1993 | | Width (mm) | 110 | | Library of Congress | 91042819 | |
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everyone knows that the black death killed thousands of people in the Uk, but this book actuaaly makes one ralise the human cost of the plague by focusing on one extended family as seen by a history student who is transported back to the past for a project run by Oxford University. While Kivrin - the student- is dealing with, and living the events of the past, modern day Oxford is having a plague scare of its own. The characters in both times, are beautifully described and brought to life, so that the reader actually cares about what happens to them. I have read and reread this book 3 or 4 times over the last 5 years and each time the unfolding events provoke a strong emotional response in me. To the extent that I would love to know 'what happens next?' to all the protagonists in the story. The book is a clever blend of historical and science fiction and manages to marry the past and the future very cleverly. - jackie edwardsThis is my favourite book because it is one of the very few which i would read over and over again. It is very sad in content however, the reason it is sad is because you empathise with the characters. I really wanted to step into the book and live it along with the characters in both time lines, and i wished the book would never end. - Sarah Bruch Write a review
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