Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton (Author)

Synopsis

On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now one of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true and the first dinosaurs that the Earth has seen in the time of man emerge. But, as always, there is a dark side to the fantasy and after a catastrophe destroys the park's defence systems, the scientists and tourists are left fighting for survival...With this masterful cross of science fiction and action-adventure, Michael Crichton created one of the biggest bestsellers of all time, turned by Steven Spielberg into the highest grossing blockbuster ever in 1993.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 17 Jun 1993

ISBN 10: 0099282917
ISBN 13: 9780099282914
Book Overview: The multi-million copy bestselling thriller that inspired the major motion picture.

Media Reviews
Crichton's most compulsive novel to date * Sunday Telegraph *
Breathtaking adventure... a book that is as hard to put down as it is to forget * Time Out *
Wonderful ... powerful * Washington Post *
Full of suspense * New York Times *
Author Bio
Born in Chicago in 1942, Michael Crichton first trained as a doctor before going on to become one of the most successful writers in the world. In 1994 he achieved a feat unmatched by any other writer: by having simultaneously a number one TV series, book and movie with, respectively, ER (which he created), Disclosure and Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, on its release the highest-grossing film of all time. He also directed several movies, including The Great Railway Robbery with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland. His high-concept thrillers were international bestsellers, and in total his books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.