The Lost World

michael crichton

It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end—the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, and the island indefinitely closed to the public.

There are rumors that something has survived. . . .

Genres science fictionfictionthrilleradventurehorrorfantasydinosaursaudiobookscience fiction fantasysuspense

431 pages, Paperback

First published October 5,1995

Series

Jurassic Park

Places

costa rica, isla nublar,

This edition

Format: 431 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1997 by Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780772991
ASIN: 0780772997
Language: English

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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 ...
Richard Levine

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Eddie Carr

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Lewis Dodgson

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Sarah Harding

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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.