Jurassic Park / Congo

michael crichton

Two breathtaking adventure novels in one bumper volume.

Jurassic Park

On a remote jungle island genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. Then a rival firm tries to steal embryos, and the nightmare begins.

Congo

Three intrepid adventurers plunge into the heart of Africa in a desperate bid for the fabulous diamonds of the Lost City of Zinj.

Genres science fictiondinosaursadventurefantasyscience fiction fantasythrillersuspensehorroradult fictionsurvival

640 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1993

This edition

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Published: October 1, 1997 by Random House UK Ltd (A Division of Random House Group)
ISBN: 9780752999951
ASIN: 0752999958
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.