![]() ![]() Meanwhile, in the 14th century, Kivrin overcomes initial obstacles (she comes down with the flu her mental translator doesn't work) to become absorbed in the life and people of a tiny village-in particular she admires Roche, the priest, a simple and illiterate Anglo-Saxon despised by the local Norman aristocracy. Soon a full- blown influenza epidemic is raging. Dunworthy, Kivrin's academic mentor and friend, his place usurped by Gilchrist, suspects something has gone wrong-but the delirious Badri can provide only forbidding hints. ![]() ![]() But problems beset the ``drop'': Kivrin's schedule is advanced by Gilchrist, the professor in charge (he's more concerned with his reputation than the safety of his researchers) before her immunizations (irritatingly called ``inoculations'' by Willis) can take full effect and the technician in charge of the time- calculations, Badri, falls mysteriously ill just as the drop goes ahead. Nearby, an archeological dig is uncovering artifacts from the same period. Kivrin Engles has labored diligently to acquire the language and practical skills necessary to survive in the 14th century-for her destination is Christmas, 1320. In the Oxford of Christmas, 2054, time travel is a well- established tool of historical research. Second solo novel (following Lincoln's Dreams, 1987) from an author best known for her strong stories (the collection Fire Watch, etc.). ![]()
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