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Killing Time (Carr novel)

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Killing Time
First edition cover
AuthorCaleb Carr
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
November 9, 2000
Pages336
ISBN0-679-46332-1

Killing Time is a dystopian novel by Caleb Carr set in the mid-21st century.[1][2][3] It was initially serialized in TIME and later published in 2000 by Random House.[4] It includes criticisms of the Information Age. The book was a departure for Carr, whose previous two novels (and his subsequent one) were crime thrillers set in the Victorian era.

Characters

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Main characters

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  • Dr. Gideon Wolfe: the criminal and psychiatrist.
  • Dov Eshkol: the antagonist, a ruthless, fanatic agent of the Israeli Mossad

Other Team-Members

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  • Prof. Julien Fouché: the molecular biologist
  • Dr. Eli Kuperman: the anthropologist
  • Dr. Jonah Kuperman: the archaeologist
  • Colonel Slayton: the (ex-US-)soldier
  • Dr. Leon Tarbell: the documents expert
  • Larissa Tressalian: Gideon's lover/ former assassin
  • Malcom Tressalian: leader of the team/ Larissa's brother

Minor characters

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  • Chief Dugumbe: leader of the African tribe, with which Dr. Gideon Wolfe lives upon writing down his story
  • Mutesa: member of the African tribe, who becomes Dr. Wolfe's host and sponsor
  • General Said: Malaysian warlord and arms dealer

Quotes

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  • "Mundus vult decipi" is a Latin phrase meaning "The world wants to be deceived"
  • "It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge."
  • I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging the future but by the past. -- Patrick Henry, 1775

References

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  1. ^ "Killing Time". Kirkus Reviews. 2000-10-01. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ "Killing Time: A Novel of the Future by Caleb Carr". Publishers Weekly. 2000-10-30. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ^ "Killing Time". Booklist. 2001-11-01. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  4. ^ Asher, Jim (29 October 2000). "Caleb Carr reaches 25 years into the future". The Baltimore Sun. p. 13F. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.