Jurassic Park: A Novel#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times 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. . . . In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Praise for Jurassic Park “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World “Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News “Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review |
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LibraryThing Review
User Review - TysonAdams - LibraryThingIs Michael Crichton always this preachy? This is the second Crichton thriller I have read and the second time I have come away noticing his anti-science rants and preachy tone. This time the anti ... Read full review
Review: Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park #1)
User Review - Liza Connolly - GoodreadsIf I could make a recommendation: read Jurassic Park! Then, ****READ THE LOST WORLD!**** I actually preferred the sequel by a slight margin (due in part to Sarah Harding), and both books are great ... Read full review
Contents
Section 17 | 201 |
Section 18 | 220 |
Section 19 | 243 |
Section 20 | 260 |
Section 21 | 272 |
Section 22 | 303 |
Section 23 | 322 |
Section 24 | 355 |
Section 9 | 79 |
Section 10 | 88 |
Section 11 | 93 |
Section 12 | 124 |
Section 13 | 135 |
Section 14 | 150 |
Section 15 | 161 |
Section 16 | 173 |
Section 25 | 402 |
Section 26 | 411 |
Section 27 | 414 |
Section 28 | 426 |
Section 29 | 444 |
Section 30 | 449 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Jurassic Park: A Novel Volume 1 of Jurassic Park |
| Author | Michael Crichton |
| Edition | unabridged, reprint |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0307763056, 9780307763051 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Thrillers / General |
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