150,000 first printing Literary Guild main selection movie rights sold to Steven Spielberg/Universal Pictures. It can be read as a thought-provoking fable about technological hubris and the hazards of bioengineering. Though the dinosaurs here are more interesting than the people, Crichton ( The Andromeda Strain ) ingeniously interweaves details of genetic engineering, computer wizardry and current scientific controversy over dinosaurs to fashion a scary, creepy, mesmerizing techno-thriller with teeth. Two cute American kids, eight-year-old Tina and 11-year-old Tim, a safari guide from Kenya and a Denver paleontologist set things aright-almost. When a rival genetics firm attempts to steal frozen dinosaur embryos, things go haywire. Fifteen different species, presumably incapable of breeding, are now placidly roaming around, but Jurassic Park's resident mathematician, an expert in chaos theory, predicts that the animals' behavior is inherently unstable. A visionary financier's biotechnology company has succeeded in cloning these extinct reptiles. “Full of suspense.” - The New York Times Book ReviewĪn island off Costa Rica will soon be the world's most ambitious theme park-a dinosaur preserve. It’ll keep you riveted.” -The Detroit News powerful.” - The Washington Post Book World In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them-for a price. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. If youd like us to expand this Plot Summary into a Study Guide, click the Upvote button below. “ Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.” -Chicago Sun-TimesĪn astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. We dont yet have a full-length Study Guide for this book. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read 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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