Crichton, Michael 1942-2008
Overview
| Works: | 1,513 works in 7,026 publications in 39 languages and 159,063 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Science fiction Drama Suspense fiction Action and adventure fiction Science fiction films History Action and adventure films Film adaptations Detective and mystery fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Author of screenplay, Director, Producer, Bibliographic antecedent, Adapter, Scenarist, Creator, Conceptor, Performer, Author of introduction, Editor, Contributor, Narrator, Other, fmd, Interviewee, Costume designer, Film editor, Restager , fmp |
| Classifications: | PS3553.R48, 813.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Michael Crichton
- Travels by Michael Crichton( Book )
- The Andromeda strain by Michael Crichton( Visual )
- Timeline by Michael Crichton( Visual )
- Michael Crichton : a critical companion by Elizabeth A Trembley( Book )
- Sphere by Barry Levinson( Visual )
- Readings on Michael Crichton( Book )
- The science of Michael Crichton : an unauthorized exploration into the real science behind the fictional worlds of Michael Crichton by Kevin R Grazier( Book )
- Conversations with Michael Crichton by Michael Crichton( Book )
- Travels by Michael Crichton( Recording )
- Michael Crichton by Nathan Aaseng( Book )
- Jurassic Park by Sam Neill( Visual )
- Viajes y experiencias by Michael Crichton( Book )
- Jurassic Park trilogy by Steven Spielberg( Visual )
- Photographs by Manson & Woods International Inc Christie( Book )
- The lost world : Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg( Visual )
- Works from the collection of Michael Crichton by Manson & Woods International Inc Christie( Book )
- The terminal man by Michael Crichton( Book )
- Contemporary literary criticism( )
- Know All About C.S. Lewis & Michael Crichton (Biography & Works) by J Stern( )
- A biography of Michael Crichton by Steven T.( )
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Most widely held works by
Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
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266 editions published between 1900 and 2015 in 19 languages and held by 6,657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An American bioengineering research firm erects a theme park on a Caribbean island, complete with living dinosaurs, and invites a group of scientists to be its first terrified guests
266 editions published between 1900 and 2015 in 19 languages and held by 6,657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An American bioengineering research firm erects a theme park on a Caribbean island, complete with living dinosaurs, and invites a group of scientists to be its first terrified guests
Jurassic Park by
Sam Neill(
Visual
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271 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in 11 languages and held by 6,256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy entrepreneur invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to visit his secret island theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA
271 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in 11 languages and held by 6,256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy entrepreneur invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to visit his secret island theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA
Timeline by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
195 editions published between 1998 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 6,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Yale history professor travels back in time to 15th century France and gets stuck, unable to return to the present, so his colleagues organize a rescue and on landing in France become involved in the Hundred Years War
195 editions published between 1998 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 6,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Yale history professor travels back in time to 15th century France and gets stuck, unable to return to the present, so his colleagues organize a rescue and on landing in France become involved in the Hundred Years War
State of fear : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
136 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 5,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Paris, a graduate student in a secret laboratory reveals a powerful new technology to a beautiful and mysterious woman. A few hours later, the student is drugged and dumped in a river. Radical environmental terrorists are launching a fanatical campaign and the very future of the world they seek to protect may be at stake. Only MIT scientist and federal agent John Kenner can stop the deadly plot before the terrifying consequences are realized and millions die
136 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 5,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Paris, a graduate student in a secret laboratory reveals a powerful new technology to a beautiful and mysterious woman. A few hours later, the student is drugged and dumped in a river. Radical environmental terrorists are launching a fanatical campaign and the very future of the world they seek to protect may be at stake. Only MIT scientist and federal agent John Kenner can stop the deadly plot before the terrifying consequences are realized and millions die
The Andromeda strain by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
256 editions published between 1969 and 2017 in 17 languages and held by 5,618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A military satellite launched to collect organisms in the upper atmosphere comes down in Arizona. Within a few hours, almost everyone in a nearby town is dead. A team of scientists is assembled to investigate
256 editions published between 1969 and 2017 in 17 languages and held by 5,618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A military satellite launched to collect organisms in the upper atmosphere comes down in Arizona. Within a few hours, almost everyone in a nearby town is dead. A team of scientists is assembled to investigate
Disclosure : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
170 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in 15 languages and held by 5,267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An accusation of sexual harassment threatens a man's career in the cutthroat computer industry, and when he attempts to defend himself, he uncovers some damaging company secrets
170 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in 15 languages and held by 5,267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An accusation of sexual harassment threatens a man's career in the cutthroat computer industry, and when he attempts to defend himself, he uncovers some damaging company secrets
Airframe by
Michael Crichton(
Book
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159 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in 13 languages and held by 5,136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An airliner porpoises over the Pacific--dives and rises--killing a number of passengers. Human or technical error? On the answer depend a big overseas sale to China and company jobs. Vice-president Casey Singleton battles TV hounds, intrigues and a hostile CEO as she tries to determine the cause
159 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in 13 languages and held by 5,136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An airliner porpoises over the Pacific--dives and rises--killing a number of passengers. Human or technical error? On the answer depend a big overseas sale to China and company jobs. Vice-president Casey Singleton battles TV hounds, intrigues and a hostile CEO as she tries to determine the cause
Next : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
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118 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in 18 languages and held by 5,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a near-future world where biotechnology and genetic research has become big business, the discovery of several transgenic animals leads to a legal and ethical battle over the rights to genes that can be used for commercial purposes
118 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in 18 languages and held by 5,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a near-future world where biotechnology and genetic research has become big business, the discovery of several transgenic animals leads to a legal and ethical battle over the rights to genes that can be used for commercial purposes
Prey : novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
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55 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 4,827 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Deep in the remote Nevada desert, eight people are trapped inside of the Xymos Corporation by a rapidly evolving swarm of predatory molecules that have massed together to form a powerful and intelligent organism that is targeting its creators
55 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 4,827 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Deep in the remote Nevada desert, eight people are trapped inside of the Xymos Corporation by a rapidly evolving swarm of predatory molecules that have massed together to form a powerful and intelligent organism that is targeting its creators
Congo by
Michael Crichton(
Book
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233 editions published between 1891 and 2012 in 25 languages and held by 4,734 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On an expedition to return Amy, his talking gorilla, to her home in the Congo, Professor Peter Elliot is joined by others who hope to find a legendary diamond mine guarded by mutant gorillas
233 editions published between 1891 and 2012 in 25 languages and held by 4,734 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On an expedition to return Amy, his talking gorilla, to her home in the Congo, Professor Peter Elliot is joined by others who hope to find a legendary diamond mine guarded by mutant gorillas
Rising sun : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
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204 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in 18 languages and held by 4,618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the grand opening celebration of the new American headquarters of an immense Japanese conglomerate, the dead body of a beautiful woman is found. The investigation begins, and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue and a violent business battle that takes no prisoners
204 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in 18 languages and held by 4,618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the grand opening celebration of the new American headquarters of an immense Japanese conglomerate, the dead body of a beautiful woman is found. The investigation begins, and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue and a violent business battle that takes no prisoners
Pirate latitudes : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
67 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 4,466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Caribbean, 1665. Pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take the Spanish galleon, "El Trinidad," guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself
67 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 4,466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Caribbean, 1665. Pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take the Spanish galleon, "El Trinidad," guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself
Sphere : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
199 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in 18 languages and held by 4,465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanations. It is a spaceship
199 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in 18 languages and held by 4,465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanations. It is a spaceship
The great train robbery by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
188 editions published between 1975 and 2014 in 11 languages and held by 4,403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive?
188 editions published between 1975 and 2014 in 11 languages and held by 4,403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive?
The terminal man by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
173 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in 14 languages and held by 4,302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he requires a police guard when entering a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. Dr. Roger McPherson is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure known as a stage three. During this highly specialized surgery, electrodes, placed deep in Benson's brain, send monitored soothing pulses to its pleasure canyons. The operation is a success--until Benson discovers how to get the pulses with increasing frequency. Then he escapes from the hospital and lapses into murderous rampages, becoming a homicidal maniac with a deadly agenda
173 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in 14 languages and held by 4,302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he requires a police guard when entering a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. Dr. Roger McPherson is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure known as a stage three. During this highly specialized surgery, electrodes, placed deep in Benson's brain, send monitored soothing pulses to its pleasure canyons. The operation is a success--until Benson discovers how to get the pulses with increasing frequency. Then he escapes from the hospital and lapses into murderous rampages, becoming a homicidal maniac with a deadly agenda
Micro : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
74 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 3,724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A group of graduate students accept work with a mysterious biotech company in Hawaii only to be abandoned in a treacherous wilderness when they discover their employer's dark agenda
74 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 3,724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A group of graduate students accept work with a mysterious biotech company in Hawaii only to be abandoned in a treacherous wilderness when they discover their employer's dark agenda
The lost world : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
19 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 3,664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On an island off Costa Rica there exists a hush-hush colony of giant animals which attracts the attention of two expeditions. The first one, including children, is led by a paleontologist, the other is made up of evil scientists who want to do experiments. The animals rout both without much concern for their motives
19 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 3,664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On an island off Costa Rica there exists a hush-hush colony of giant animals which attracts the attention of two expeditions. The first one, including children, is led by a paleontologist, the other is made up of evil scientists who want to do experiments. The animals rout both without much concern for their motives
Eaters of the dead : the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922 by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
99 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 3,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings--but just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea
99 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 3,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings--but just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea
Twister by
Jan de Bont(
Visual
)
59 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 2,419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scientists pursue the most destructive weather front to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years
59 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 2,419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scientists pursue the most destructive weather front to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years
The lost world : a novel by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
175 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in 16 languages and held by 2,048 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
People It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived
175 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in 16 languages and held by 2,048 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
People It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived
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Related Identities
- Amblin Entertainment (Firm) Producer
- Warner Home Video (Firm) Distributor
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Preston, Richard 1954- Contributor Creator
- Kennedy, Kathleen 1954- Producer
- Ibn Faḍlān, Aḥmad active 922 Author
- Molen, Gerald R. Producer
- Lloyd, John Bedford Narrator
- Constant C Productions
- Neill, Sam Performer Contributor Actor
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Aircraft accidents Amusement parks Arizona Artificial life Business intelligence California--Los Angeles Caribbean Area Cloning Computer industry Corporations, Japanese Crichton, Michael, Dinosaurs Ecoterrorism Extraterrestrial microorganisms France Genetics Global warming Gorilla Hawaii--Oahu Historians Ibn Faḍlān, Aḥmad, Jamaica Jurassic Geologic Period Microbiologists Molecular biologists Mutation (Biology) Nanotechnology Naval history, Modern Nevada Novelists, American Paleontology Paranoia--Patients Pirates Police Psychosurgery Quantum theory Science fiction Scientists Sexual harassment Ship captains South Pacific Ocean Space ships Submarines (Ships) Suspense fiction Time travel Tornadoes Train robberies Twenty-first century United States Vikings
Alternative Names
Chrichton, Michael 1942-2008
Crichton, Douglas 1942-
Crichton, John Michael
Crichton, John Michael, 1942-
Crichton, John Michael 1942-2008
Crichton, Michael
Crichton, Michael, 1942-
Douglas, Michael
Douglas , Michael <1942-2008>
Hudson , Jeffery
Hudson, Jeffery, 1942-2008
Hudson, Jeffrey 1942-2008
Kraĭton, Maĭkl, 1942-2008
Kraitons, Maikls 1942-
Krajton, Majkl 1942-2008
Krāytūn, Māykil, 1942-2008
Kʻŭraitʻŭn, Maikʻŭl, 1942-2008
Lange , John
Lange, John 1942-2008
Maiklas Kraitonas
Maikls Kraitons
Michael Crichton Amerikaans schrijver, filmregisseur
Michael Crichton amerykański pisarz, producent, reżyser i scenarzysta filmowy
Michael Crichton escritor estadounidense
Michael Crichton scrittore e regista statunitense
Michael Crichton US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Drehbuchautor und Regisseur
Michael Crichton usona verkisto, scenaristo, reĝisoro, filmproduktoro kaj kuracisto
Michael Douglas 1942-2008
Μάικλ Κράιτον Αμερικανός συγγραφέας, σεναριογράφος, κινημ. παραγωγός
Крайтон, Майкл 1942-
Кричтон, Майкл
Майкл Крайтон
Майкъл Крайтън
לאנג', ג'ון, 1942-2008
לנג', ג'ון, 1942-2008
מייקל קרייטון
קריטון, מיקל, 1942-2008
קרייטון, מייקל, 1942־2008
קריצ'טון, מיקל, 1942-2008
كريشون، مايكل، 1942-2008
مايكل كرايتون، 1942-2008
مايكل كريتون
مایکل کرایتون فیلمنامهنویس، تهیهکننده، نویسنده، و کارگردان آمریکایی
मायकेल क्रिख्टन
மைக்கேல் கிரைட்டன்
മൈക്കൽ ക്രൈറ്റൺ
ไมเคิล ไครช์ตัน
마이클 크라이턴
크라이턴, 마이클 1942-2008
크라이튼, 마이클 1942-2008
클라이튼, 마이클 1942-2008
クライトン, マイクル
クライトン, マイクル 1942-2008
クライトン, マイケル
マイクル.クライトン, 1942-2008
マイケル・クライトン
克赖顿, 迈克尓
米高·克賴頓
迈克尔·克莱顿
麥可·克萊頓
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