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Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was an American author as well as a film and television producer, director, and screenwriter. He is most renowned for his works such as Jurassic Park, Congo, and The Andromeda Strain, among other novels. His writings primarily spanned the techno-thriller, science fiction, and action-adventure genres. In film, he contributed as a writer and producer for Twister, adapted Jurassic Park from his own book, and wrote and directed The First Great Train Robbery, also based on his work, among other projects. Additionally, he created the acclaimed television series ER. Crichton began his career in 1966 under the name John Lange and also wrote under the pseudonyms John Lange, Jeffery Hudson, and Michael Douglas. After his death in 2008, Pirates Latitudes was published, and Micro, which was partially completed, was finished and released.

Michael Crichton became a published novelist in 1966 with the novel Odds On (As: John Lange). Below is a list of Michael Crichton's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Andromeda Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Andromeda Strain (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Andromeda Evolution (With: Daniel H. Wilson) (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Jurassic Park Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Jurassic Park (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Lost World (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Odds On (As: John Lange) (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Scratch One (As: John Lange) (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Case of Need (As: Jeffery Hudson) (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Easy Go / The Last Tomb (As: John Lange) (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Zero Cool (As: John Lange) (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Venom Business (As: John Lange) (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Drug of Choice (As: John Lange) (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Dealing, or The Berkeley-To-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (As: Michael Douglas) (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty Brick Lost Bag Blues (As: Michael Douglas) (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Grave Descend (As: John Lange) (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Binary (As: John Lange) (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Terminal Man (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Great Train Robbery (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Eaters of the Dead / The 13th Warrior (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Congo (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sphere (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Rising Sun (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Disclosure (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Airframe (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Timeline (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Prey (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
State of Fear (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Next (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Pirate Latitudes (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Micro (With: Richard Preston) (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Dragon Teeth (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Eruption (With: James Patterson) (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Five Patients (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Jasper Johns (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Electronic Life (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Travels (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Scripts Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Westworld (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Twister (With: Anne-Marie Martin) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

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