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Michael Crichton

Before Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs roared across the page, Michael Crichton was already the undisputed master of the “techno-thriller,” a genre he practically invented. With a Harvard medical degree and a knack for translating complex science into page-turning prose, Crichton didn’t just write stories—he wrote warnings. His signature style is a relentless, almost cinematic pace married to meticulous research, making you believe that a rogue computer, a viral outbreak, or a cloned prehistoric beast is just one lab accident away. He made readers feel smart while keeping them breathless, proving that the most terrifying monster isn’t a ghost, but the next logical step of human ambition.

All books · chronological

1966Odds On(As: John Lange)POoSN · 1Buy ↗
1967Scratch One(As: John Lange)POoSN · 2Buy ↗
1968A Case of Need(As: Jeffery Hudson)POoSN · 3Buy ↗
1968Easy Go / The Last Tomb(As: John Lange)POoSN · 4Buy ↗
1969The Andromeda StrainPOoAB · 1Buy ↗
1969Zero Cool(As: John Lange)POoSN · 5Buy ↗
1969The Venom Business(As: John Lange)POoSN · 6Buy ↗
1970Five PatientsPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
1970Drug of Choice(As: John Lange)POoSN · 7Buy ↗
1970Dealing, or The Berkeley-To-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues(As: Michael Douglas)POoSN · 8Buy ↗
1970Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty Brick Lost Bag Blues(As: Michael Douglas)POoSN · 9Buy ↗
1970Grave Descend(As: John Lange)POoSN · 10Buy ↗
1972Binary(As: John Lange)POoSN · 11Buy ↗
1972The Terminal ManPOoSN · 12Buy ↗
1974WestworldPOoSB · 1Buy ↗
1975The Great Train RobberyPOoSN · 13Buy ↗
1976Eaters of the Dead / The 13th WarriorPOoSN · 14Buy ↗
1977Jasper JohnsPOoNB · 2Buy ↗
1980CongoPOoSN · 15Buy ↗
1983Electronic LifePOoNB · 3Buy ↗
1987SpherePOoSN · 16Buy ↗
1988TravelsPOoNB · 4Buy ↗
1990Jurassic ParkPOoJPB · 1Buy ↗
1992Rising SunPOoSN · 17Buy ↗
1994DisclosurePOoSN · 18Buy ↗
1995The Lost WorldPOoJPB · 2Buy ↗
1996Twister(With: Anne-Marie Martin)POoSB · 2Buy ↗
1996AirframePOoSN · 19Buy ↗
1999TimelinePOoSN · 20Buy ↗
2002PreyPOoSN · 21Buy ↗
2004State of FearPOoSN · 22Buy ↗
2006NextPOoSN · 23Buy ↗
2009Pirate LatitudesPOoSN · 24Buy ↗
2011Micro(With: Richard Preston)POoSN · 25Buy ↗
2017Dragon TeethPOoSN · 26Buy ↗
2019The Andromeda Evolution(With: Daniel H. Wilson)POoAB · 2Buy ↗
2024Eruption(With: James Patterson)POoSN · 27Buy ↗
2026A Murder in HollywoodPOoSN · 28Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels28 books · 1966–2026
01Odds On(As: John Lange)1966Buy ↗
02Scratch One(As: John Lange)1967Buy ↗
03A Case of Need(As: Jeffery Hudson)1968Buy ↗
04Easy Go / The Last Tomb(As: John Lange)1968Buy ↗
05Zero Cool(As: John Lange)1969Buy ↗
06The Venom Business(As: John Lange)1969Buy ↗
07Drug of Choice(As: John Lange)1970Buy ↗
08Dealing, or The Berkeley-To-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues(As: Michael Douglas)1970Buy ↗
09Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty Brick Lost Bag Blues(As: Michael Douglas)1970Buy ↗
10Grave Descend(As: John Lange)1970Buy ↗
11Binary(As: John Lange)1972Buy ↗
12The Terminal Man1972Buy ↗
13The Great Train Robbery1975Buy ↗
14Eaters of the Dead / The 13th Warrior1976Buy ↗
15Congo1980Buy ↗
16Sphere1987Buy ↗
17Rising Sun1992Buy ↗
18Disclosure1994Buy ↗
19Airframe1996Buy ↗
20Timeline1999Buy ↗
21Prey2002Buy ↗
22State of Fear2004Buy ↗
23Next2006Buy ↗
24Pirate Latitudes2009Buy ↗
25Micro(With: Richard Preston)2011Buy ↗
26Dragon Teeth2017Buy ↗
27Eruption(With: James Patterson)2024Buy ↗
28A Murder in Hollywood2026Buy ↗
Publication Order of Jurassic Park Books2 books · 1990–1995
01Jurassic Park1990Buy ↗
02The Lost World1995Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books4 books · 1970–1988
01Five Patients1970Buy ↗
02Jasper Johns1977Buy ↗
03Electronic Life1983Buy ↗
04Travels1988Buy ↗
Publication Order of Andromeda Books2 books · 1969–2019
01The Andromeda Strain1969Buy ↗
02The Andromeda Evolution(With: Daniel H. Wilson)2019Buy ↗
Publication Order of Scripts Books2 books · 1974–1996
01Westworld1974Buy ↗
02Twister(With: Anne-Marie Martin)1996Buy ↗

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