Jurassic Park

michael crichton

Paperback science fiction novel. Michael Crichton. Please see background information on this author at Wikipedia, /wiki/Michael_Crichton . Amazon's author page for this author is at /Michael-Crichton/e/B000APZK46/

Genres science fictionfictionthrillerhorrorfantasyadventureclassicsaudiobookdinosaursscience fiction fantasy

399 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 7,1990

Series

Jurassic Park

Literary awards

audie award, books i loved best yearly (bilby) awards, south carolina book award, colorado blue spruce young adult book award, nevada young readers award, evergreen teen book award, soaring eagle book award, iowa teen award,

Places

isla nublar, costa rica,

This edition

Format: 399 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: January 1, 1991 by Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345374912
ASIN: 0345374916
Language: English

Characters More characters

John Hammond

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Ian Malcolm

Dr. Ian Malcolm, alongside Dr. Grant, is another key figure in the Jurassic Park films and novels. He is a mathematician and chaos theorist and refers to himself as a "chaotician". He goes on many long lectures on chaos theory and the results of meddling ...
Alan Grant

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Ellie Sattler

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Tim Murphy

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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.