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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

A Novel

Michael Crichton

Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 25, 2012

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.

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Who it’s for
For readers interested in cloned dinosaurs and a park where things go wrong.
Themes
Science run amok, Cloned dinosaur DNA
Pacing
Fast

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true.

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Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price. Until something goes wrong. . . . In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Praise for Jurassic Park “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World “Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News “Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review

Who it’s for

  • For readers interested in cloned dinosaurs and a park where things go wrong.
  • For readers drawn to suspenseful science thrillers.

Where it sits

Tech Thrillers84%
Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi47%
Sci-Fi Adventure46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Thrillers
Authors
Michael Crichton
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published
September 25, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Science run amok · Cloned dinosaur DNA
Reading lane
Action & Adventure