Killing Time (Carr novel)

Killing Time

First edition cover
Author	Caleb Carr
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	November 9, 2000
Pages	336
ISBN	0-679-46332-1

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

Main characters

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

Other Team-Members

• 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

• 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

• "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

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.