The Andromeda Strain

michael crichton

The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere.

Two years later, seventeen satellites are sent into the outerfringes of space to "collect organisms and dust for study." One of them falls to earth, landing in a desolate area of Arizona.

Twelve miles from the landing site, in the town of Piedmont,a shocking discovery is the streets are littered with the dead bodies of the town's inhabitants, as if they dropped dead in their tracks.

Genres science fictionfictionthrillerhorrormysteryscience fiction fantasysuspenseaudiobookclassicsnovels

null pages, Hardcover

First published September 1,1969

Series

The Andromeda Strain

Literary awards

seiun award 星雲賞,

Places

arizona,

This edition

Format: null pages, Hardcover
Published: January 1, 1969 by Cape, Jonathan
ISBN: 9780224617901
ASIN: 0224617907
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.