Sphere (novel)
1987 novel by Michael Crichton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sphere is a 1987 novel by Michael Crichton, his sixth novel under his own name and his sixteenth overall. It was adapted into the film Sphere in 1998.[1]
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Author | Michael Crichton |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | May 12, 1987 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 385 |
ISBN | 0-394-56110-4 |
OCLC | 15198625 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3553.R48 S6 1987 |
Preceded by | Congo |
Followed by | Jurassic Park |
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The story follows Norman Johnson, a psychologist engaged by the United States Navy, who joins a team of scientists assembled to examine a spacecraft of unknown origin discovered on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The novel begins as a science fiction story but quickly transforms into a psychological thriller, developing into an exploration of the nature of the human imagination.