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