Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
A billionaire entrepreneur, with the help of genetic scientists, creates a wildlife park on a secluded island filled with genetically engineered dinosaurs. When a small group of experts are invited to the park for a preview, things go awry as the security systems fail and the dinosaurs break free. The group must survive and escape the island while dealing with the dangerous prehistoric creatures and the moral implications of tampering with nature.
The 4408th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1990
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400-500
- Words
- 127,000
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
- None
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This book is on the following 10 lists:
- 13th on Top 200 Science Fiction Books (Pre-2000) (Sci-Fi Lists)
- 14th on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)
- 92nd on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 428th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1244th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1325th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Main Fantasy and Science-Fiction Books (www.mirf.ru (Russian))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books for Every Kind of Reader (Men's Health)
- The Great American Read (PBS)