I read Jurassic Park years ago and loved it. Now I’m waiting for my next “serious” books to arrive in the mail, and while I’m waiting I borrowed Airframe from the library to read on my phone and can’t believe what a delight it is to read. Especially after spending so much time grappling with older, denser literature in recent weeks 😂 This is going to sound ridiculous and obvious, but the first few pages of Airframe have been a pleasant reminder that reading doesn’t need to be stuffy and challenging all the time, and that it can sometimes just be fun and entertaining 😂😂
So my question is, what are Michael Crichton’s best books? If I want to start with his best and work my way down, what’s the order I should go in? Thanks in advance!
by pardis
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Sphere.
I loved Terminal Man and Andromeda Strain.
I loved Timeline.
Timeline is one of my favorite books. I also enjoyed Congo, it is rather a ridiculous premise but it was a fast and fun read. So it might be just the thing you are looking for.
Sphere, Jurassic Park, and Airframe were all great.
Jurassic Park is easily his best.
Sphere is great. Congo is fun. Andromeda Strain is really good.
I suspect a lot of his stuff is quite dated now.
I haven’t read most of his books so I can’t say what is best, but I would say Prey is one of the worse ones. Later in life, Crichton became more suspicious of science and technology, and was a climate change denier. His later books tend to show technology and scientists as inherently dangerous and scary, such as Prey. I’ve heard better things about his earlier books like Sphere and Jurassic Park, but haven’t read them myself.
Eaters of The Dead.
Prey might be one of my favorite books of all time. Basically the same themes as Jurassic Park, but with nanites and AI. Sometimes I wonder if I should revisit it and if it’s held up.
Sphere was great and so was Jurassic Park. I love that even though his books are science fiction the way he writes makes it feel like this technology is just beyond our fingertips.
I don’t remember much about State of Fear, but I remember not caring for it. That’s just me though.
Andromeda strain was pretty great and I liked Timeline but not the movie
Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Andromeda Strain
I’d vote Andromeda Strain and Disclosure.