Westworld

michael crichton

Two businessmen vacation in a recreated 1880’s frontier town, with realistic robot inhabitants. But when a programming error causes the androids to turn deadly, the two men are involved in a horrific battle for their lives against a gunslinger who is as lethal as he is unstoppable

Genres science fictionfictionthrillerfantasywesternsdystopiaclassicsscience fiction fantasynovelshorror

107 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1,1974

Series

Delos

This edition

Format: 107 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: March 1, 1974 by Bantam Books
ISBN: 9780553084412
ASIN: 0553084410
Language: English

About the author

michael crichton

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was one of the most successful novelists of his generation, admired for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narrative. He graduated summa cum laude and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969. His first novel, Odds On (1966), was written under the pseudonym John Lange and was followed by seven more Lange novels. He also wrote as Michael Douglas and Jeffery Hudson. His novel A Case of Need won the Edgar Award in 1969. Popular throughout the world, he has sold more than 200 million books. His novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and thirteen have been made into films.

Michael Crichton died of lymphoma in 2008. He was 66 years old.