Michael Crichton was a master storyteller, celebrated for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narratives. He expertly wove together thrilling plots with deep explorations of scientific and technological themes. His distinctive style captivated millions of readers globally, securing his place among the most influential authors of his era. Crichton's ability to anticipate and vividly portray future advancements continues to inspire contemporary writers.
A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii.But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying...Now it’s up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island – and the entire world.
In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe known as The Andromeda Strain nearly wiped out humanity, killing everyone in Piedmont, Arizona, except for an elderly man and an infant boy. A team of scientists from Project Wildfire managed to avert disaster just before a nuclear detonation. Over the years, research continued, and the world believed it was safe. However, deep within Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance remained vigilant for the microbe's return. As the project faced shutdown, a Brazilian drone detected an anomaly in the jungle, revealing the chemical signature of the deadly microparticle. This alarming find prompted the activation of a new Project Wildfire, sending a diverse team of global experts to confront a potential apocalypse. The microbe, however, is evolving rapidly. If the team cannot reach the quarantine zone, enter the anomaly, and devise a solution, this new threat could lead to the annihilation of all life on Earth.
A causa de sus devastadores efectos y su escurridiza naturaleza, i tornado sono uno dei fenomeni meteorologici più enigmatici. Il loro comportamento erratico rende quasi impossibile studiarli, e quando raggiungono il loro potere distruttivo, solo i «cacciatori di tornado», intrepidi meteorologi, si avventurano ad osservarli da vicino. Twister narra le peripezie di una di queste avventuriere, Jo Wilder, decisa a installare un complesso trasmettitore nel vortice stesso di un gigantesco tornado. Nel suo pericoloso impegno, dovrà competere con Jonas Miller, un scienziato senza scrupoli disposto a tutto per sottrargli il merito.
From Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!
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, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived ...
On a secret island in the Caribbean, bioengineers have devised a vacation resort like no other, promising the ultimate escape. But when Dr Roger Clark investigates, he discovers the dark secret of Eden Island and of Advance Biosystems, the shadowy corporation underwriting it...
Beneath the sands of the Egyptian desert lies treasure beyond imagining. And when a professor of archaeology finds clues to the location of a Pharaoh's lost tomb in ancient hieroglyphs, he hatches a plan to find the burial site - and plunder it.But can a five-man team of smugglers and thieves uncover what the centuries have hidden? And even if they find it, can they escape with it...and with their lives?
In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.
In 1665, Jamaica is a rough outpost of the English crown, struggling against the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a dangerous town filled with taverns and vice, where life can end abruptly. For Captain Charles Hunter, this harsh existence offers the potential for wealth if he adheres to the island's code. Gold in Spanish hands is ripe for the taking, and in the New World, law is determined by those bold enough to seize it. Rumors circulate that the Spanish treasure galleon El Trinidad, recently arrived from New Spain, is stranded in nearby Matanceros harbor for repairs. This heavily fortified Spanish outpost is commanded by the ruthless Cazalla, a favored commander of King Philip IV. With the governor's support, Hunter gathers a crew of misfits to infiltrate the enemy territory and capture the galleon, along with its treasure. The raid proves as perilous as the legends surrounding Matanceros, costing Hunter more than one crew member before he reaches the island. There, dense jungles and Spanish infantry stand between him and the gold. With his cunning crew, Hunter successfully hijacks El Trinidad and narrowly escapes Cazalla's pursuit, leaving chaos in his wake. However, his challenges are far from over.
While vacationing in Spain, a young doctor finds himself embroiled in a deadly conflict between rival gangsPeter Ross just wanted a vacation. After years toiling in the radiology department of a large American hospital, he dreams of lying on a Spanish beach with a beautiful girl. The beach proves just as lovely as he hoped. But the girl turns out to be trouble.Angela Locke is on the run from a pair of gangs waging war over a missing artifact, and she sucks Ross straight into the crossfire. From sunny Spain to rain-swept Paris, Ross’s trip will take him into Europe’s darkest corners. An ordinary man on the run for his life, he must uncover a centuries-old secret, or risk becoming its next victim. Zero Cool is Michael Crichton's fifth published novel. It was released in 1969 under the pseudonym of John Lange, and later re-released in 2008 as part of the Hard Case Crime series. For this release, Michael Crichton wrote short new framing chapters, in addition to doing an overall revision of the text.
The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere blends fact and fiction to create a near-future where genetic engineering opens up a whole new world of terrifying, page-turning possibilities…
В X веке халиф Багдада отправляет посла к царю болгар, но посланец оказывается похищен викингами. Для утонченного дипломата обычаи варварских скандинавских народов кажутся одновременно дикими и увлекательными. Вместе с ними и их вождем Буливыфом он отправляется в захватывающее приключение: сражаться с 'теми, кто ест мертвецов'...
L'idea di questa antologia, pubblicata come numero unico della rivista di Dave Eggers "McSweeney's", nasce dalla volontà del curatore, Michael Chabon, di ridare dignità e visibilità alle short stories di avventure in cui un tempo si cimentavano autori quali Balzac, Conrad, Henry James ed Edith Wharton. Una raccolta in cui il racconto breve riacquista la sua dimensione più classica, tradizionale e avvincente: quella di narrarre storie avventurose e piene di thrilling. Gli autori chiamati a misurarsi con questa sfida sono tra i più rappresentativi della letteratura angloamericana da Stephen King a Rick Moody, da Michael Crichton a Neil Gaiman, da Elmore Leonard a Nick Hornby per finire con Dave Heggers e Harlan Ellison.
In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications. In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters off New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. Thus begins Michael Crichton's exciting and provocative technothriller, State of Fear. Only Michael Crichton's unique ability to blend science fact and pulse-pounding fiction could bring such disparate elements to a heart-stopping conclusion. This is Michael Crichton's most wide-ranging thriller. State of Fear takes the reader from the glaciers of Iceland to the volcanoes of Antarctica, from the Arizona desert to the deadly jungles of the Solomon Islands, from the streets of Paris to the beaches of Los Angeles. The novel races forward, taking the reader on a rollercoaster thrill ride, all the while keeping the brain in high gear. Gripping and thought-provoking, State of Fear is Michael Crichton at his very best.
1) Michael Crichton: Kořist - Jack Forman, odborník na programy napodobující biologické procesy, se po ztrátě zaměstnání stará o své tři děti. Záhy ho ale začne znepokojovat podivné chování jeho ženy Julie. Když mu pak bývalý kolega nabídne externí spolupráci s firmou, kde Julie pracuje, neváhá ani minutu. V místních laboratořích ale odhaluje něco, s čím nepočítal ani v nejdivočejších snech. 2) Barbara Taylor Bradfordová: Tři týdny v Paříži - Od chvíle, kdy se čtyři nejlepší kamarádky z umělecké školy v Paříži naposledy rozešly, uplynulo sedm let. A protože se rozešly ve zlém, je oslava narozenin jejich milované učitelky jedinečnou příležitostí, jak si vyjasnit staré neshody a snad se i usmířit. Návrat do minulosti nakonec změní život každé z nich víc, než čekaly. 3) Harlan Coben: Nadobro ztracený - Will Klein žije v domnění, že jeho starší bratr Ken, o kterém neslyšel už jedenáct let, přesně od chvíle, kdy byl Ken obviněn z vraždy, je mrtvý. Najednou se ale začínají vynořovat stopy svědčící o opaku. A co víc, ve stejnou dobu zmizí také Willova přítelkyně Sheila. Will prochází peklem výčitek a nejistoty, než se mu podaří zjistit o svých nejbližších nečekanou pravdu. 4) Frederick Forsyth: Šumící vánek - Ben Craig, zvěd v armádě generála Custera, není klasickým americkým vojákem. Vyrůstal u starého lovce kožešin a seznámil se i s životem v indiánské vesnici. Nic ho ovšem nepřipravilo na city, které v něm vzbudí setkání s mladou Šajenkou jménem Šumící vánek. Jejich lásce ale stojí v cestě složitá souhra okolností a překážek, kterou může překonat jen zázrak.
Sono passati sei anni dal disastro di Jurassic Park. Sei anni fa quellostraordinario sogno scientifico è finito con una catastrofe: i dinosauristerminati, il parco distrutto, l'isola chiusa a tempo indeterminato. Macominciano a circolare strane voci: qualcosa vive ancora...Da questo romanzo Steven Spielberg ha tratto il film "Il mondo perduto".
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years later, seventeen satellites are sent into the outer fringes of space to collect organisms and dust for study. One of them falls to earth, landing in a desolate area of Arizona. Twelve miles from the landing site, in the town of Piedmont, a shocking discovery is the streets are littered with the dead bodies of the town's inhabitants, as if they dropped dead in their tracks.
From the Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes this classic Crichton page-turner, weaving together heart-pounding thrills with cutting-edge technology. In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles - micro-robots - has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey. As fresh as today's headlines, Michael Crichton's most compelling novel yet tells the story of a mechanical plague, and the desperate efforts of a handful of scientists to stop it. Drawing on up-to-the-minute science fact, PREY takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence - in a story of breathtaking suspense.
Ein Flugzeug stürzt auf einer Insel ab, auf der Dinosaurier leben. Dr. Grant und Dr. Sattler nehmen an der Rettungsaktion teil und begegnen gefährlichen Urzeitgiganten, die eine ernsthafte Bedrohung für das amerikanische Festland darstellen.
"Six years ago the dinosaurs were destroyed and Jurassic Park was closed. But now people are finding dead animals again - are they dinosaurs? Dr. Levine is going to find out. On Isla Sorna, off the coast of Costa Rica, he and his friends find themselves in a lost world."--Cover.
Eric was going to see dinosaurs. Real dinosaurs. Only it was no longer a dream come true. It was a nightmare.
Der klinische Pathologe John Berry ist entsetzt über die Festnahme seines Freundes Arthur Lee wegen einer illegalen Abtreibung mit Todesfolge. Trotz der Toleranz der Bostoner Mediziner für Lees Praxis hilft niemand, da das Opfer die Tochter eines angesehenen Arztes ist. Berry beginnt eigene Ermittlungen und entdeckt eine perfide Intrige der feinen Gesellschaft.
An old man wearing a brown robe is found wandering disoriented in the Arizona desert. He is miles from any human habitation and has no memory of how he got to be there, or who he is. The only clue to his identity is the plan of a medieval monastery in his pocket. So begins the mystery of Timeline, a mystery that will catapult a group of young scientists back to the Middle Ages and into the heart of the Hundred Years' War. Imagine the risks of such a journey. Imagine the impossible.
An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of managing people.In organizations, as in life, human behavior is often irrational -- and problems do not easily lend themselves to the simplistic answers and gimmickry offered in the myriad business "self-help" books and management training programs available today. In Management of the Absurd, Richard Farson zeros in on the paradoxes of communication, the politics of management, and the dilemmas of change, exploring relationships within organizations and offering a unique perspective on the challenges managers face.
Six ans se sont écoulés depuis l'horrible catastrophe survenue dans le parc jurassique. Le rêve des scientifiques et des entrepreneurs de recréer un zoo préhistorique s'est brisé en mille morceaux. Les dinosaures ont été exterminés, le parc a été détruit et la paix est revenue sur les îles isolées du Costa Rica. Le Dr Levin, paléontologue brillant mais arrogant, refuse d'accepter cette réalité. Il s'accroche à chaque rumeur - et les rumeurs persistantes continuent de croître - et croit que l'affaire n'est pas du tout terminée...
In this novel that set off a firestorm of controversy, a brutal struggle in the cutthroat computer industry combines with a shattering psychological game of cat and mouse. An up-and-coming executive at DigiCom, Tom Sanders is a man whose corporate future is certain. But after a closed door meeting with his new boss—his former lover who has been promoted to the position he expected to have—Sanders is caught in a web of deceit where he is branded the villain. As Sanders scrambles to defend himself, he uncovers an electronic trail into the company's cynical and manipulative secrets. On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.—the American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate—a grand opening celebration is in full swing. On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful woman is discovered. The investigation begins...and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue. With a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize, the saying "business is war" takes on a terrifying reality.
The movie's screenplay describes the competition between two rival groups of scientists determined to be the first to put a tracking device inside the funnel of a tornado
The Escape Artist - Diane ChamberlainAirframe - Michael CrichtonWeeding Out the Tears - Jeanne White with Susan DworkinInfinity's Child - Harry Stein
This omnibus edition contains two of Michael Crichton's thrillers: "Congo" and "The Terminal Man". By the author of "Jurassic Park" and "Disclosure".
Der Klient/Spiel des Schicksals/Enthüllung/Das Glück hat sanfte Pfoten - bk716; Verlag "Das Beste"; John Grisham/Barbara Wood/Michael Crichton/Joyce Stranger; Paperback; 1995
Arthur Lee è un medico cinese: vive a Boston e ogni tanto pratica l'aborto, non per lucro ma per convinzioni morali. L'intera comunità dei medici ne è al corrente. Un giorno però muore Karen Randall, una ragazza minorenne. Muore per un aborto mal riuscito mormorando il nome di Lee, che viene subito arrestato e messo al bando. Ma John Berry, amico di Lee, è certo della sua innocenza e, sfidando l'ostilità della high society, le ire della polizia, le vendette della malavita, conduce un'indagine spietata che si conclude con una rivelazione sconvolgente.
In downtown L.A., a grand opening at the Nakamoto Tower turns deadly when a beautiful woman is found murdered on the forty-sixth floor. The investigation spirals into a thrilling chase filled with industrial intrigue, where control over crucial American technology becomes a fierce battleground, and the Japanese adage 'business is war' takes on chilling significance. In a separate narrative, five biophysicists alert the U.S. government about potential contamination risks from returning space probes. Two years later, Project Scoop launches seventeen satellites to collect extraterrestrial samples. When one probe crashes in Arizona, bodies are discovered in a nearby town, their expressions frozen in shock. The scientists soon realize they are confronting a terrifying, otherworldly threat. Meanwhile, political radical John Wright is plotting mass destruction, closely monitored by federal agent John Graves. When a government computer is hacked, leading to the theft of a high-security nerve gas shipment, Graves races against time to piece together the clues. He must prevent Wright from executing a deadly plan that could kill millions, including the U.S. President.
One great omnibus of three of Crichton's most popular adventures (Congo, Sphere, & Eaters of the Dead), with his trademark blend of breathtaking suspense & cutting-edge technology.
Sanders a computer tech at a computer company finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of deceit in which he is branded the villian.
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.
The Andromeda Strain. The Terminal Man. The Great Train Robbery
Years before Jurassic Park, Michael Chrichton was known as The New York Times bestselling master of the techno-thriller. The three mesmerizing super-sellers in this collection--including his first novel, The Andromeda Strain--have sold well over 4 million copies and qualify as modern classics. Perfectly plotted stories that are fantastic, unbelievable and yet, somehow, very real, these novels pull the reader into bizarre situations full of spell-binding suspense, offering three great examples of the author's genius.
One night in 1972, seven men known to have links with the underworld hijack a Department of Transport train in Utah, having been paid by persons unknown to steal two canisters of deadly insecticide. Even the hijackers don't know why. By the author of "The Andromeda Strain" and "Jurassic Park".
Exkurzia medzi dinosaurami. Znovuzrodenie dinosaurov pomocou DNA kvôli zábavnému parku? Nie vždy idú veci tak, ako majú a človek by si nemal hrať na boha. Toto vydanie je prepis scenára filmového spracovania z roku 1993.
Kriminalroman. To politifolk med speciale i japanske forhold afslører under opklaringen af et mord, at japanske koncerner bruger alle midler for at skaffe sig magten over USA's økonomi og teknologi
From the author of "Timeline, Sphere, "and "Congo" comes the sequel to the smash-hit "Jurassic Park, "a thriller that's been millions of years in the making. #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER "Fast and gripping."--"The Washington Post Book World" 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. . . . "Harrowing thrills . . . fast-paced and engaging."--"People" "A very scary read."--"Entertainment Weekly" "Action-packed."--New York "Daily News" " " "An edge-of-the-seat tale.""--St. Petersburg Times"
#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. 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
Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am. When Michael Crichton -- a Harvard-trained physician, bestselling novelist, and successful movie director -- began to feel isolated in his own life, he decided to widen his horizons. He tracked wild animals in the jungles of Rwanda. He climbed Kilimanjaro and Mayan pyramids. He trekked across a landslide in Pakistan. He swam amid sharks in Tahiti. Fueled by a powerful curiosity and the need to see, feel, and hear firsthand and close-up, Michael Crichton has experienced adventures as compelling as those he created in his books and films. These adventures -- both physical and spiritual -- are recorded here in Travels, Crichton's most astonishing and personal work.
Uprostřed jižního Pacifiku, stovky metrů pod hladinou, je objeveno obrovité neznámé těleso. Expedice odborníků zjistí, že jde o americkou vesmírnou loď. Ovšem... na dně oceánu už leží 300 let.
Michael Crichton, erfolgreicher Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler und Filmregisseur, wurde 1942 in Chicago geboren. Er studierte Philosophie und Medizin an der Universität Harvard. Viele seiner Romane, beispielsweise „Expedition Kongo“, „Jurassic Park“ und „Beute“, waren internationale Bestseller.
Michael Crichton, erfolgreicher Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler und Filmregisseur, wurde 1942 in Chicago geboren. Er studierte Philosophie und Medizin an der Universität Harvard. Viele seiner Romane, beispielsweise „Expedition Kongo“, „Jurassic Park“ und „Beute“, waren internationale Bestseller.
Etwas stärkere Gebrauchsspuren; Gebundene Ausgabe; Readers Digest Auswahl Buch; Deutsch
The legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj have seen an eight-person field exhibition die. After startling discoveries, a new expedition is sent back into the Congo--its mission, to descend into the secret world where the only way back out may be through the grisliest death....
La grande rapina al treno. Aurora d'amore. L'arlecchino. Scorta Alata
This extraordinary book pairs the talents of painter/sculptor/printmaker Jasper Johns and physician/novelist/filmmaker Michael Crichton. Since its initial release in 1977, it has been regarded as the definitive study of one of America's foremost living artists. This revised, expanded, and updated edition presents a modern classic. Johns is often referred to as an "artist's artist," known for his use of found objects and commonplace imagery that result in intellectually demanding works of unparalleled originality and beauty. His recent creations, featuring puns, optical illusions, and embedded images, have garnered intense critical attention. Crichton, renowned for his bestsellers like The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, utilizes his analytic skills and storytelling prowess to provide intimate insights into Johns' complex persona, supported by interviews with the artist, his dealers, and contemporary critics. He offers a sensitive critique of Johns' work, delving into the nature of artistic response. The book includes 186 black-and-white illustrations, featuring works by Johns and photographs of him, along with 231 paintings, prints, sculptures, and drawings that span his career, with 128 in duotone and 103 in full color, including six magnificent foldout pages.
Der grosse Eisenbahnraub/Wenn der blaue Wal singt/Mrs. Harris fliegt nach Moskau/Jauche und Levkojen - bk425; Verlag "Das Beste"; Michael Crichton/James Vance Marshall/Paul Gallico/Christine Brückner; Paperback; 1977
Novela s vědeckofantastickými prvky se rozvíjí v USA za Nixonovy éry. Líčí dramatický souboj zpravodajského pracovníka s politickým extrémistou, jenž se s pomocí kriminálních živlů zmocní tajné zbraně hromadného ničení a připravuje civilizační katastrofu v americkém městě.
The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. He is appalled by their Viking customs—the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness . . . their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth: He has been enlisted by these savage, inscrutable warriors to help combat a terror that plagues them—a monstrosity that emerges under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh . . .
One of Crichton's classic thrillers--the "New York Times" bestseller which was the basis for the 1979 film adapted and directed by the author--is reissued with a new look. In 1855 London, a group of thieves plan a daring robbery of gold bullion cargo aboard a mighty steam locomotive as it speeds along the English countryside. Reissue.
Endstation/Bischu, der Jaguar/Der Alte Mann und Ich/Haus in Angst - bk425; Verlag "Das Beste"; Michael Crichton/Alan Caillou/Claude Berri/Gerald Green; Paperback; 1974
The Waltz Kings. The Terminal Man. The Dwelling Place. A World to Care For. The Hessian
A man suffering from violent seizures enters a Los Angeles hospital, where soothing pulses are sent into his brain. But then he discovers how to get the pulses with increasing frequency, escapes from the hospital, and lapses into murderous rampages. By the author of Jurassic Park .
Diver James McGregor is used to exploring sunken ships. But there's something strange about the wreck of the Grave Descend. No one aboard tells quite the same story about what happened. In one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a sinister plot is about to unfold. And if McGregor's not careful, he may find himself in over his head.
Techno-thriller o vedcoch, ktorí sa snažia izolovať vírus, zavlečený na Zem. Tajná americká družica bez ľudskej posádky sa vychýli zo stanovenej obežnej dráhy a pristane neďaleko mestečka Piedmont v americkom štáte Arizona. Miestny lekár družicu násilne otvorí. O niekoľko hodín sú všetciobyvatelia mŕtvi, nažive ostane len dvojmesačné dieťa a sedemdesiatročný opilec. Taká je expozícia napínavého románu, opisujúceho päť dní vážnej vedeckej krízy, ktorá hrozila zničiť nielen Spojené štáty, ale aj celé ľudstvo.
When an unmanned satellite returns to earth lethally contaminated, four American scientists are ordered to a secret lab to work against the threat of a worldwide epidemic.
A Case of Need by Crichton, Michael. Published by Signet,2003, Mass Market Paperback
"Crichton has an extraordinary capacity to seize upon, then make real and personal, the new and the complex, the intriguing and the frighening." THE NATION In this incisive, detailed survey of five patients, famous thriller author and doctor Michael Crichton explores the dramatic workings of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston's oldest and most prestigious. This readable account covers not only the history of the hospital's place in society, but also the actual minute-to-minute functions of Mass General, where health professionals wage their daily battle against disease and death. Crichton's insightful look at the changes in medicine and surgery caused by technological strides of recent years makes for amazing reading.
