Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park)

Books by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton • 1990

A storm knocks out a park of cloned dinosaurs' defenses, leaving visitors trapped with predators.

4.13

1M+

🧬 Genetic Thriller 🎢 Theme Park Catastrophe 🦖 Dinosaur Horror 😱 Survival Horror 🧑‍🔬 Scientific Hubris

Jurassic Park

A storm knocks out a park of cloned dinosaurs' defenses, leaving visitors trapped with predators.

by Michael Crichton 1990 466 pages

4.13

1M+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Thriller 🎢 Theme Park Catastrophe 🦖 Dinosaur Horror 😱 Survival Horror 🧑‍🔬 Scientific Hubris

The Andromeda Strain

by Michael Crichton • 1969

An alien organism kills a desert town, then mutates inside the sealed lab hunting it.

3.91

200k+

🧬 Techno Thriller 🦠 Alien Pathogen ⚠️ Containment Breach 🧪 Underground Laboratory 🔄 Rapid Mutation

The Andromeda Strain

An alien organism kills a desert town, then mutates inside the sealed lab hunting it.

by Michael Crichton 1969 327 pages

3.91

200k+ ratings

🧬 Techno Thriller 🦠 Alien Pathogen ⚠️ Containment Breach 🧪 Underground Laboratory 🔄 Rapid Mutation

Timeline

by Michael Crichton • 1999

Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.

3.87

200k+

🌀 Multiverse Travel ⚔️ Medieval Siege 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 🏰 14th Century France 🎯 Rescue Mission

Timeline

Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.

by Michael Crichton 1999 489 pages

3.87

200k+ ratings

🌀 Multiverse Travel ⚔️ Medieval Siege 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 🏰 14th Century France 🎯 Rescue Mission

The Lost World

by Michael Crichton • 1995

Behind Jurassic Park lies an island of wild dinosaurs that have been breeding unchecked for years.

3.88

100k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 💾 Techno Thriller 🗺️ Lost World Adventure ⚠️ Science Gone Wrong 🦖 Prehistoric Predators

The Lost World

Behind Jurassic Park lies an island of wild dinosaurs that have been breeding unchecked for years.

by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages

3.88

100k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 💾 Techno Thriller 🗺️ Lost World Adventure ⚠️ Science Gone Wrong 🦖 Prehistoric Predators

Congo

by Michael Crichton • 1980

An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.

3.64

100k+

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🐒 Creature Feature 🐅 Hostile Wildlife 💼 Corporate Espionage 🏭 Technology Vs Nature

Congo

An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.

by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages

3.64

100k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🐒 Creature Feature 🐅 Hostile Wildlife 💼 Corporate Espionage 🏭 Technology Vs Nature

Eruption

by Michael Crichton • 2024

Beneath an erupting Hawaiian volcano, a hidden Cold War project could unleash a global catastrophe.

3.74

70k+

🌋 Volcanic Disaster 🌿 Eco-Thriller 🤫 Military Cover-Up 💥 Fast-Paced Action 🏝️ Volcanic Island

Eruption

Beneath an erupting Hawaiian volcano, a hidden Cold War project could unleash a global catastrophe.

by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages

3.74

70k+ ratings

🌋 Volcanic Disaster 🌿 Eco-Thriller 🤫 Military Cover-Up 💥 Fast-Paced Action 🏝️ Volcanic Island

Westworld

by Michael Crichton • 1974

A Wild West theme park's robot gunslinger breaks its programming and starts killing the guests.

3.73

2k+

💻 Techno-Thriller 🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🤠 Futuristic Western 🎯 Unstoppable Hunter ⚙️ Man Vs Machine

Westworld

A Wild West theme park's robot gunslinger breaks its programming and starts killing the guests.

by Michael Crichton 1974 107 pages

3.73

2k+ ratings

💻 Techno-Thriller 🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🤠 Futuristic Western 🎯 Unstoppable Hunter ⚙️ Man Vs Machine

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