One of my favourite authors is Michael Crichton. He has written several best selling novelssuch as “Jurassic park” and its sequel “The Lost World”, “ The Andromeda strain”,
“Eaters of the Dead” and “Rising Sun”. He is also the creator of the award winning
television series “E.R”.
Michael Crichton is wonderful storyteller. He spins his tales with true-to-life characters and his intricately woven plots are realistic. it is obvious that Michael
Crichton does a good deal of research for all his science fiction novels which are based on
known scientific facts and sound theories. He does not invent unbelievable fantasies like
some others whom I do not want to name, to attract readers.
For example, in “Jurassic park”, Michael Crichton painstakingly portrays the means which
the dinosaurs were cloned. The scientist’s first look for preserved blood sucking insects
from Mesozoic Era trapped in ambers, that is hard translucent fossilized resin originating
from extinct coniferous tree. Next, they look for traces of dinosaur blood in these insects.
The tiny amounts that they extract from the insects are used then to clone the dinosaurs.
One can discern that Michael Crichton’s knowledge paleontology and medical science is
truly outstanding when they read his two dinosaur novels.
In “The Andromeda strain” , Crichton tells the tale of a deadly micro organism brought
to earth by a satellite. The bacteria kills people in seconds by clotting their blood solid
to earth by a satellite. The bacteria kills people in seconds by clotting their blood solid
again hisimmense scientific knowledge comes in to play when he writes this novel about
how five scientists race against time to find a solution to nullify the effects of the
‘Andromeda strain’. This was his first book written in 1969 and after more than thirty
years it is still in print and remains in great demand by readers all over the world. Many
of Michael Crichton’s novels have been made in to box office hits. It is undeniable that this master story teller is able to attract readers and audiences alike regardless of the
of Michael Crichton’s novels have been made in to box office hits. It is undeniable that this master story teller is able to attract readers and audiences alike regardless of the
medium, be it books or movies.
