Which was Cricton's best book? apart from the andromeda strain

[Wally]

And I read all of Crichton's novels both Fiction and Non-Fiction. Just now starting to work through his earlier books written under his other names.

[Gee]

Top three for me are: Jurassic Park, Timeline and State of Fear.

[Dolores]

My favorite Crichton novel would have to be Jurassic Park. I love how he integrated real science into the book. Crichton made it seem so real. I read it when I was thirteen and it's still one of my favorite books. Dinosaurs Rule!!!

[Gee]

I agree with you Dolores, Crichton made the creation of dinosaurs sound so plausible..

[Stéphane]

I've always liked the Crichton's writing basics : a short story (meaning, occurs during several days...), big plot, fear management and huge consequences, the way he starts a story and the way he ends it letting the questions arise in my mind.
Weakness : characters sometimes a "cliché".
Anaway, here are my favorites: Jurassic Park, Rising Sun and Timeline (+ Airframe I'm also an aeronautics fan ;-) )

[Emerald]

I loved Timeline and Jurassic Park

[Leroy]

Just my two cents, but I think Jurassic Park was amazing, even by Crichton's thriller standards.

[Osama]

Jurassic Park is Crichton's greatest.!!

[Ruth]

I love his books. Also enjoyed his memoir, Travels. I liked State of Fear, Prey, Andromeda Strain, and Terminal Man. He is a wonderful writer and I am so sorry he is no longer with us.

[Guillermo]

Tanvi wrote: "The reason I'm asking is because I loved the Andromeda Strain, however Pirate Latitudes and Micro I really didn't like that much, so I want to ask which Crichton would you recommend apart from AS."

Some of my favorites are Timeline and Prey. Timeline is your classic adventure story with a touch of Scify. It's about a group of historians that are sent back in time to the Hundred Year War.

Prey is a bit more like Andromeda Strain meets Jurassic Park. The lead character enters a company that is developing a swarm of nano robots, some of which have gained self awareness and gone out of control.

[Jason]

Sphere. I really enjoyed Micro also.

[Jacob]

I'd go with Prey, bringing together AI and nanotech.

[Greg]

Congo was my favorite of Crichton for years but I read it again recently and I don't think it aged well. So I'll go with "Jurassic Park". I recently read his "Travels" and enjoyed it very much and recommend it for those who like non-fiction travel books.

[Kate]

Prey is absolutely fantastic, I cant recommend it enough. As I read more and more Chricton my bromance with his writing becomes stronger and stronger

[Madhur]

sphere

[Thomas]

Has to be Timeline!

[April]

I really liked Andromeda, Timeline, and Jurassic Park best of all. Congo was good as well. I have not read Prey and Great Train Robbery, even though I intend to soon. Disclosure was a quick, pseudo-trashy camping trip read (though not sci-fi). State of Fear I read last summer, but it was my least favorite of his novels.

[Ulla]

These two are outstanding for me:
1. Timeline
2. Airframe

[Veronica]

Jurassic Park, Lost World, Congo, Sphere and Timeline.
I also did not care for Pirate Latitude and Micro was just OK for me... (but I had to finish it since it takes place on my island home.)

[Srungeer Simha]

I dont think andromeda strain is his best book at all. Sphere is far better

[Corey]

Jurassic Park and Timeline are so far my favorite. I still have a few more books of his that I haven't yet read.

[Shravs]

The Andromeda strain is not one of his best books. I like Timeline and Jurassic park more.

[Jaime]

In my opinion, The Great Train Robbery is his best book. Andromeda Strain is a close second. Congo and Jurassic Park are third.

[Rick]

Side note on Andromeda Strain: my sister read it 1970 and when she was done she gave it to me and I read it; she was 15, I was 13. While on vacation at the lake, I remember our discussing what had happened in the book as if it really had happened. That's how real the presentation had been to us. My dad heard us talking and brought us back down to earth. I still have that hardback book in a box somewhere. It's probably a first edition from 1969.

[Paul]

Timeline! Followed closely by Jurassic Park.

[David]

Ron wrote: "Westworld!"

Actually Westworld was a film script. The film was not based on a novel, and there was no novel based on the film. Chrichton wrote the film script directly.

[Ruth]

I really enjoyed Travels, his memoir. Such a brilliant and interesting man.

[stanley]

Eaters of the Dead (or The 13th Warrior) was really good. Try his book Travels.

[Daniel]

I would say State of Fear, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, and Next are his best books. Eaters of the Dead, Congo, and Prey are pretty good. Pirate Latitudes was kind of weak.

[[deleted user]]

I did read "The Androme Dtrain" (spanish version, about 1990), and I felt it was the best book ever, but after that I read "The Terminal man" (spanish version about 1991) and since there MC is my favorite author. Actually I did read The Termial Man twice, the second time I read was in one day.

[Steven]

Soo.. His second best book :-)

[Chris]

I read Sphere in a one night marathon.....by far the best

[Jeffrey]

Just from memory of over 10 years ago, but one I know I want to reread again - AIRFRAME. Loved it.

[Nicholas]

Of the crichton books i've read, i'll rank them out.
1. Sphere
2. Jurassic Park
3. Congo
4. Airframe
5. Andromeda Strain
6. Timeline
7. Eaters of the Dead
8. Pirate Latitudes

i'd like to read all of his books eventually but that's how i'd rank what i have read so far.

[Alex]

For me, jurassic park and the lost world,but i have yet to read all his works.

[Christopher]

The Great Train Robbery puts you in the period