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Oct 7, 2026 6:41 AM

The Andromeda Strain (eBook) by Michael Crichton

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  • Five prominent biophysicists have warned the United States government that sterilization procedures for returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years later, a probe satellite falls to the earth and lands in a desolate region of northeastern Arizona. Nearby, in the town of Piedmont, bodies lie heaped and flung across the ground, faces locked in frozen surprise. What could cause such shock and fear? The terror has begun, and there is no telling where it will end.

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Various Digital Retailers have The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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  • Print Length: 306 pages
  • Five prominent biophysicists have warned the United States government that sterilization procedures for returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years later, a probe satellite falls to the earth and lands in a desolate region of northeastern Arizona. Nearby, in the town of Piedmont, bodies lie heaped and flung across the ground, faces locked in frozen surprise. What could cause such shock and fear? The terror has begun, and there is no telling where it will end.

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Oct 7, 2026 12:13 PM
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GreenOctopus8151Oct 7, 2026 12:13 PM
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Does anyone know whether the Wildfire Virus from Walking Dead was an intentional reference to Project Wildfire from Andromeda Strain?
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Oct 7, 2026 12:53 PM
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loosleeOct 7, 2026 12:53 PM
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Great book!
Oct 7, 2026 12:58 PM
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Bill McNealOct 7, 2026 12:58 PM
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Love this book! I read it back in the 90's when I was a teenager and it stuck with me all these years and recommended it to my teenager and he read it and loved it too. Pretty cool for a book written in the 60s
Oct 7, 2026 5:16 PM
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aegrotatioOct 7, 2026 5:16 PM
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The Audible audiobook is absurdly cheap when purchased with this edition.
Oct 7, 2026 6:29 PM
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vulcanjedi2814Oct 7, 2026 6:29 PM
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Loved this book, movie while visually dated, is great and faithful adaptation. Can't believe didn't realize had a sequel which just finished and I quite enjoyed as well.
Last edited by vulcanjedi2814 October 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM.
Oct 7, 2026 6:57 PM
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new_berlinOct 7, 2026 6:57 PM
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which michael crighton books hold up in the face of current tech and life sciences ? basically i want to recommend some of his books (to youngsters) but don't want readers to get wrong or severely outdated information particularly related to life sciences
Oct 7, 2026 7:37 PM
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adamantOct 7, 2026 7:37 PM
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Quote from new_berlin View quoted comment :
which michael crighton books hold up in the face of current tech and life sciences ? basically i want to recommend some of his books (to youngsters) but don't want readers to get wrong or severely outdated information particularly related to life sciences
I'd avoid his climate denialism book State of Fear, and I think it was "Next" that bought in a bit to aggressively to the promises of the human genome project. My recollection was that it got a bit tired as I read through it even 10-15 years ago.

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Oct 7, 2026 7:49 PM
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LastButNotLeastOct 7, 2026 7:49 PM
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Quote from adamant View quoted comment :
I'd avoid his climate denialism book State of Fear, and I think it was "Next" that bought in a bit to aggressively to the promises of the human genome project. My recollection was that it got a bit tired as I read through it even 10-15 years ago.
And avoid "Sphere" just on principle.
Oct 7, 2026 7:50 PM
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LastButNotLeastOct 7, 2026 7:50 PM
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Quote from vulcanjedi2814 View quoted comment :
Loved this book, movie while visually dated, is great and faithful adaptation. Can't believe didn't realize had a sequel which just finished and I quite enjoyed as well.
The original movie is great. The remake is terrible in comparison.
Oct 7, 2026 8:52 PM
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JBallerCSUOct 7, 2026 8:52 PM
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Quote from LastButNotLeast View quoted comment :
And avoid "Sphere" just on principle.
What's wrong with Sphere? I read it when I was a kid and thought it was great. But it's been a while...
Oct 7, 2026 9:14 PM
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vulcanjedi2814Oct 7, 2026 9:14 PM
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Quote from JBallerCSU View quoted comment :
What's wrong with Sphere? I read it when I was a kid and thought it was great. Can't imagine what pricinple OP is referring to...But it's been a while...
The book I couldnt put down as a kid, the movie was awful for no real spectatular reason that I can recall. Not as bad as Congo, I coudlnt believe how into that book I managed to get but the movie seemed parody
Oct 7, 2026 9:46 PM
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adaltaOct 7, 2026 9:46 PM
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Quote from GreenOctopus8151 View quoted comment :
Does anyone know whether the Wildfire Virus from Walking Dead was an intentional reference to Project Wildfire from Andromeda Strain?
"Yes, the name of the "Wildfire" virus in The Walking Dead TV series is an intentional homage to Michael Crichton's sci-fi novel The Andromeda Strain"
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Oct 8, 2026 11:59 AM
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DramaLlama211Oct 8, 2026 11:59 AM
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Quote from looslee View quoted comment :
Great book!
Does it have similar pacing and style of Jurassic Park? Because I really liked that and I want to try some other Crichton books.
Oct 8, 2026 12:15 PM
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bladerunner6Oct 8, 2026 12:15 PM
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Quote from new_berlin View quoted comment :
which michael crighton books hold up in the face of current tech and life sciences ? basically i want to recommend some of his books (to youngsters) but don't want readers to get wrong or severely outdated information particularly related to life sciences
None of them:

Andromeda Strain- fifty plus years later still no space virus

The Terminal Man-over half a century later and still no counterproductive brain implants

Westworld- five decades later and still no killer robots

Runaway- again a try at killer robots and 40 years later-nope

Jurassic Park- nearly four decades later and no dinosaurs

Rising Sun- 30 some years later and Japan hasn't surpassed the US

Timeline and Sphere- we haven't seen time machines yet

Prey-a quarter of a century later and no killer nanobots

I recommend some Arthur C. Clarke:

https://youtu.be/wC3E2qTCIY8?si=Uzs0r5MVpe544b1u
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