The Andromeda Strain
1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the novel. For the 1971 film, see The Andromeda Strain (film). For the 2008 miniseries, see The Andromeda Strain (miniseries).
The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his sixth novel overall. It documents the outbreak of a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism in Arizona and the team of scientists investigating it. The book is framed as a report from a secret government project, which the scientists are part of, and includes text-based computer imagery illustrating the results of various tests on the organism.
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Author | Michael Crichton |
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Language | English |
Genre | Techno-thriller |
Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | May 12, 1969 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 350 |
ISBN | 0-394-41525-6 |
OCLC | 12231 |
Followed by | The Terminal Man |
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The Andromeda Strain appeared in the New York Times Best Seller list, establishing Michael Crichton as a genre writer, and as an early example of the techno-thriller genre.