Michael Crichton

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born

October 23, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

died

November 04, 2008

gender

male

website

http://www.michaelcrichton.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Michael Crichton was an American author, film producer, film director, and television producer. His books sold over 150 million copies world wide, and among his best-known works were techno-thriller novels, films and television programs. His works were usually based on the action genre and heavily feature technology. Many of his future history novels had medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and science background.

Mr. Crichton died on November 4, 2008, after a long battle with cancer.

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Books by Michael Crichton

Average rating: 3.56 · 557323 ratings · 16585 reviews · 72 distinct works

	Jurassic Park 367 avg rating — 235302 ratings — published 1990 — 86 editions	My rating:
	The Andromeda Strain 365 avg rating — 36969 ratings — published 1969 — 58 editions	My rating:
	Timeline 363 avg rating — 38087 ratings — published 1999 — 77 editions	My rating:
	Sphere 354 avg rating — 33572 ratings — published 1987 — 58 editions	My rating:
	Congo 326 avg rating — 34158 ratings — published 1980 — 45 editions	My rating:
	The Lost World by Michael Crichton, Rina Buntaran (Translator) 344 avg rating — 29508 ratings — published 1995 — 77 editions	My rating:
	Prey 348 avg rating — 26799 ratings — published 2002 — 69 editions	My rating:
	State of Fear 353 avg rating — 18604 ratings — published 1995 — 58 editions	My rating:
	Next 329 avg rating — 16759 ratings — published 2006 — 51 editions	My rating:
	Airframe 340 avg rating — 14725 ratings — published 1996 — 51 editions	My rating:

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Series by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park (2 books)
by Michael Crichton, Rina Buntaran (Translator)

365 avg rating — 264750 ratings

Quotes by Michael Crichton

“If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree. ”
― Michael Crichton

tags: history

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“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

tags: fiction , science

326 people liked it

“It's better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear.”
― Michael Crichton

tags: death , fear , laughing

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