He is also known as a filmmaker and the creator of ER. Michael Crichton's novels include Pirate Latitudes, Next, State of Fear, Prey, Timeline, Jurassic Park, and The Andromeda Strain. Now an unstoppable maniac is loose in an unsuspecting city.

But the doctors never dreamed he’d learn to control the monitor inside his head. The brain of a patient prone to violent, uncontrollable seizures has been implanted with experimental electrodes designed to soothe his homicidal impulses. This is a great way to consume two early Crichton novels.Ī satellite sent into the outer fringes of space to 'collect organisms and dust for study' falls back to earth, crash-landing in a desolate area of Arizona, twelve miles from the tiny town of Piedmont. They can't control your mind, yet, though. Implants today are common and control the heart and prosthetic limbs. Even though the science described in it is now being largely done. The Terminal Man is not as exciting as The Andromeda Strain and does feel a bit dated. The story still moved at a pretty rapid pace so much so that I didn't realize I'd reached the end until I saw the next page was the Epilogue. And, even though there is a lot of scientific jargon and explanation of the science in the book, it does not cause the story to grind to a halt or become boring.

But, this book moved quite quickly as you got deeper into it. I've seen the movie The Andromeda Strain, so I knew what to expect from the book. The first book I read of Crichton's was Jurassic Park, which was amazing.

I had never gotten around to read the rest of his earlier novels. I've read almost all of Crichton's books starting from Eaters of the Dead to his final novel. I had previously read The Terminal Man in a solo book.

The andromeda strain book