Jurassic Park : [novel]

Michael Crichton

Ballantine Books, 1990 - Fiction - 399 pages

From the author ofTimeline, Sphere,andCongo,this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.
 
#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER
 
“Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World
 
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price.
 
Until something goes wrong. . . .
 
InJurassic Park,Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.
 
“Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News
 
“Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times
 
“Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review

What people are saying

Review: Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park #1)

User Review  - Faith - Goodreads

What , are you guys honestly surprised? Impossible science? Screw it! An overabundance of characters? Who cares! Glaring plot holes? We don't mind! It has DINOSAURS in it and it's not a complete piece of crap! I'm sold , good enough.

Review: Jurassic Park / The Lost World

User Review  - Sheena - Goodreads

Enjoyable as ever!

About the author

Michael Crichton's novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, and The Lost World. He was as well the creator of the television series ER. Crichton died in 2008.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Jurassic Park : [novel]; Ballantine Books
• Author: Michael Crichton
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue
• Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1990
• ISBN: 0345370775, 9780345370778
• Length: 399 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Media Tie-In; Fiction / Science Fiction / General; Fiction / Thrillers / General