I've been meaning to reread Chronoliths for some time now, and this year I have the perfect excuse (not that I really needed one), but I do love it when things just 'align': 2021 is the year when the first chronolith appeared in Chumphon. It surprised me how fresh the book still was in my mind, when usually the details tend to fade over time. Not this time, though; the only new thing is that I saw the chronoliths a bit differently this time around. Kuin could be either Quinn, Adam's middle nam...

Scott Warden is a man haunted by the past—and soon to be haunted by the future.Time travel – only it goes backwards.In early twenty-first-century Thailand, Scott is an expatriate slacker. Then, one day, he inadvertently witnesses an impossible event: the violent appearance of a 200-foot stone pillar in the forested interior. Its arrival collapses trees for a quarter mile around its base, freezing ice out of the air and emitting a burst of ionizing radiation. It appears to be composed of an exoti...

In many respects, *Chronoliths* is an excellent novel, populated with well-developed characters navigating a society slowly falling apart. Add the sudden appearance of strange event-objects, the Chronoliths themselves, and watch our near-future implode. This isn't an action-packed thriller. It's a story driven by family dynamics, propelled in a curious and indirect way by the re-emergence of old colleagues and the creeping social breakdown of our world. If you liked *Spin*, imagine that, but in...

Storyline: 4/5Characters: 3/5Writing Style: 3/5World: 4/5This is easily one of my favorite science fiction reads so far this year. Others I've enjoyed nearly as much include The Mote in God's Eye and Anvil of Stars, though I honestly think *Chronoliths* by Robert Charles Wilson topped all three. I'd put it squarely in the \"idea\" book category – one I absolutely love. Other books sharing that shelf space would be Philip Jose Farmer's To Your Scattered Bodies Go, John Scalzi's Old Man's War, Ver...

Honestly, I'm not sure I can say much about Chronoliths because I don't think I completely understood it. No, I'm pretty sure I didn't. The premise is this: chronoliths are suddenly appearing all over Asia and expanding into other regions. They're monuments made of some unknown material, praising the victory of a guy named Kuin in wars that will happen 20 years in the future. Nobody knows who Kuin is, but the world's thrown into chaos. Some of these giant monuments appear right in the middle of...

This is my second time reading *Chronoliths*. It's an exceptionally good novel and hints at the brilliance of *Spin*, which Robert Charles Wilson published a few years later. If you're interested in exploring Wilson's work, I highly recommend starting with this one. He's a truly talented author in the sci-fi genre. A great read for those looking for thought-provoking science fiction books!

This is a compelling blend of Big Idea SF with human drama playing out on a much smaller stage. The Big Idea revolves around a future conqueror named "Kuin," who possesses the uncanny ability to send massive monuments commemorating his victories back through time. These "chronoliths" stand invulnerable and ominous over the lands he is destined to conquer. The initial appearances are in Thailand, but over the next few years, they materialize across Asia. Some appear in relatively unpopulated area...

In *The Chronoliths*, the world is shaken by the sudden appearance of enormous obelisks, or "chronoliths," which seem to be monuments erected by a future conqueror to commemorate battles that haven't even happened yet. As more chronoliths materialize, the world spirals into economic and social pandemonium. Robert Charles Wilson is a truly gifted author, and this is classic Wilson: a character-driven narrative focusing on ordinary individuals caught up in extraordinary, world-changing supernatura...

On the positive side, *Chronoliths* by Robert Charles Wilson did have some interesting ideas. It unfolded nicely over several years, cataloging changes and effects—showing the economic downturn and how people's way of living changed. There were moments when I was engaged and interested in what was going to happen next.But I found these moments few and far between. I couldn't stand the narrator—the kind of guy who screws up his first marriage and manages to shakily repair his relationship with hi...

In our near future, the "Chronoliths" start appearing out of thin air all over the world – enormous, destructive monuments to conquests that, according to the inscriptions, won’t happen for another twenty years. Scott writes his memoir, recounting his presence at the arrival of the first "Chronolith" in Thailand and the series of extraordinary events that keep his life entangled with the mystery and the faint hope of averting global disaster. The "Chronoliths" arrive from the future, bringing wi...