Michael Crichton - MD, Archeology, Dinosaurs, and Time Travel
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You Want Thrills? Michael Crichton's Books or Movies Can Provide That!
Whether it's bioengineered and cloned dinosaurs, intelligent nanoparticles, space-borne mutating viruses, diamond-mines guarded by mutant gorillas, airplane crash investigations, time-travel by archeologists, or robotic cowboys, or climate change and global warming explanations, Michael Crichton could spin a wild and page-turning story.
Crichton used his background as a trained medical doctor and his extensive scientific studies to provide convincing settings for his adventures. In fact, one of his first block-buster novels, which was later made into a movie (and a later remake), "The Andromeda Strain", was written while he was still in med school. While in Med School, he wrote under the pen names of John Lange, Jeffery Hudson, and Michael Douglas (jointly with his brother).
Michael Crichton passed away from cancer on November 4, 2008 at the age of 66. His further contributions to the world of science and science fiction literature and movies will be greatly missed. See the listings below to see only a partial display of the many different works of literature and other media he produced.
His last novel, Pirate Latitudes, was published after his death on November 24, 2009--after being previously scheduled for release on December 2, 2008.
Michael Crichton wrote three books involving the big lizards known as dinosaurs!
Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, The Sphere, State of Fear, Airframe...
My first experience with Michael Crichton's imagination was watching the movie "Andromeda Strain" on an old black & white television at my folk's home in New Mexico when I was about 13 years old. That movie scared the mess out of me. The next time I encountered Crichton's imagination was when I took my 7-year-old kid to watch Jurassic Park nearly 25 years later. That movie scared the mess out of both of us! Since then, I've watched most of the other movies based on Crichton's books and I've read all of his fiction works. He's an inspiration to us science majors who would also like to try our hand at writing.
The A&E Cable TV network recently released a 4-hour miniseries (on the Sci-Fi Channel) based on the Crichton's book "Andromeda Strain"--the series produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott stars Benjamin Bratt, Ricky Schroder, Eric McCormack, Daniel Dae Kim, Viola Davis, Andre Braugher, Ted Whittall, and Christa Miller. With more advanced technologies in special effects and digital techniques, this version may bring more thrills than the 1971 version (although the 1971 version was creepy enough!).
Michael Crichton by the Bay ... eBay, that is!
Then, instead of dinosaurs or deadly viruses, Michael Crichton wrote the book, The Great Train Robbery.
![Laura interviews Michael Crichton [RIP]](http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/wNU5Ukcvy0U/default.jpg)
Michael Crichton on a Shirt? On a Mousepad? Check It Out Here!
Dinosaur Stare (This is a Live Komodo Dragon, But I'm Sure the Velociraptor Might Have a Similar Stare!)
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What's Your Favorite Michael Crichton Story? Drop a Note and Say Hi!
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JaguarJulie Jun 5, 2010 @ 3:45 pm | delete
- What a brilliant and talented man Michael Crichton!!! Gone too soon at 66. I don't have just one favorite ... but I love his creativity and intelligence.
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lostinfiction
Dec 4, 2009 @ 9:24 am | delete
- I just heard that they're post-posthumously publishing one final book of his and i'm so thrilled! I read a blog review about it and it really went into detail about his influences in writing etc.
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MeganCasey
Nov 6, 2008 @ 11:59 am | delete
- thanks, EditorDave! Crichton will be missed by many readers.
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Classicvideogamesplus
May 12, 2008 @ 4:41 pm | delete
- I'm a bookworm and M Crichton is my 2nd favorite author next to Koontz. Favorite books all time are Andromeda Strain and Congo. My 5 year old loves Jurassic Park, and I enjoyed it as well. Just checking out lenses than interest me and am 5 starring you and favoriting.
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A Different Style of Crichton Book - About Pirates!
Pirate Latitudes: A Novel
Amazon Price: (as of 05/27/2012)
This book was published from a manuscript found in Michael Crichton's papers after his death. It differs from most of his science fiction thriller/adventures--because it's based in the 1600's and involves a pirate crime mystery adventure. But it will keep you turning the pages anyway. What a great send off for Michael Crichton's final novel!
Climate Changing Getting to You? You'll Enjoy This Book... with a Whole New Perspective!
State of Fear
Amazon Price: $4.45 (as of 05/27/2012)
If you don't know what to think about so-called "global warming" or "climate change"--this book will make you want to learn more... and at the same time give you one heck of a romp in his unique method of story-telling. It's an adventure you won't forget!
The Strains of Andromeda! One of the Books That Started Me Reading Science Fiction!
The Andromeda Strain
Amazon Price: $4.06 (as of 05/27/2012)
One of the first science fiction movies (and books) that truly scared the heck out of me was this one--Andromeda Strain. Michael Crichton weaves such a story that you won't want to put this book down until you reach the final page! You'll never think about bacteria in the same way again!
