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The description says "better than Crichton," I am sure that I would not like this book as much as Jurassic Park. One reason I love Crichton's books is the scientific explanations and the mathematics involved in his books are very realistic. So to anybody who has read both this book and any similar novel of Michael Crichton's: Is this book as explanatory about the science as Crichton's books? Which author did better?

Kest Schwartzman Crichton did better.

This guy read one paper very carefully, and (credit where it is due) he does a pretty good job with any science that was addresse…moreCrichton did better.

This guy read one paper very carefully, and (credit where it is due) he does a pretty good job with any science that was addressed in that paper, but a pretty poor job of anything else. (less)

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Help. I once read a great novel about a female paleontologist who finds a dinosaur fossil embedded inside a canyon cave in the southwest. Unknown to her, a mysterious native tribe is guarding the fossil and the cave. They come to her home to kill her, but she manages to escape with the help of a man. Together, they search for the cave, but she gets trapped in a slot canyon flash flood. Does anyone know its title?

Maria Rose Thunderhead is an earlier joint book by Preston&Child, where Nora Kelly is first introduced to the readers. Yes, it does describe a slot canyon settin…moreThunderhead is an earlier joint book by Preston&Child, where Nora Kelly is first introduced to the readers. Yes, it does describe a slot canyon setting. One of these authors does a lot of traveling to far-off places. I advise that you don't skip their single book publishing because they all tie together.(less)

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How is that better than Crichton Jurassic park?

Maria Rose It is not better, just from a similar angle of the story. Jurassic Park deals with taking genetic material and re-creating a living form. This book co…moreIt is not better, just from a similar angle of the story. Jurassic Park deals with taking genetic material and re-creating a living form. This book covers the sections with Melodie Crookshank how she broke down using all the equipment, the material of the sample she had, and how she decided to test it on living reptilian cells. Okay, she was a minor character but her part did show great conjectures for the reader. (less)

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