Michael Crichton Reviews

Novels

As Michael Crichton

“The Andromeda Strain” (1969)

“The Terminal Man” (1972)

“The Great Train Robbery” (1975)

“Eaters of the Dead” (a.k.a. “The 13th Warrior,” 1976)

“Congo” (1980)

“Sphere” (1987)

“Jurassic Park” (1990)

“Rising Sun” (1992)

“Disclosure” (1994)

“The Lost World” (1995)

“Airframe” (1996)

“Timeline” (1999)

“Prey” (2002)

“State of Fear” (2004)

“Next” (2006)

“Pirate Latitudes” (2009)

“Micro” (with Richard Preston, 2011)

“Dragon Teeth” (2017)

As John Lange

“Odds On” (1966)

“Scratch One” (1967)

“Easy Go” (a.k.a. “Last Tomb,” 1968)

“Zero Cool” (1969)

“The Venom Business” (1969)

“Drug of Choice” (a.k.a. “Overkill,” 1970)

“Grave Descend” (1970)

“Binary” (1972)

As Jeffery Hudson

“A Case of Need” (1968)

As Michael Douglas (with brother Douglas Crichton)

“Dealing” (1970)

Also of interest

“The Andromeda Evolution” by Daniel H. Wilson (2019, sequel to “The Andromeda Strain”)

“Eruption” by James Patterson (2024, based on Crichton’s notes)

Nonfiction

“Five Patients” (1970)

“Jasper Johns” (1977)

“Electronic Life” (1983)

“Travels” (1988)

Movies

(w = writer, d = director, b = based on his book, c = characters or concept)

“The Andromeda Strain” (1971, b)

“Dealing” (1972, b)

“The Carey Treatment” (based on “A Case of Need,” 1972, b)

“Pursuit” (based on “Binary,” 1972, d-b)

“Extreme Close-Up” (1973, w)

“Westworld” (1973, w-d)

“The Terminal Man” (1974, b)

“Futureworld” (sequel to “Westworld,” 1976, c)

“Coma” (1978, w-d)

“The Great Train Robbery” (1978, w-d-b)

“Looker” (1981, w-d)

“Runaway” (1984, w-d)

“Physical Evidence” (1989, d)

“Jurassic Park” (1993, w-b)

“Rising Sun” (1993, w-b)

“Disclosure” (1994, b)

“Congo” (1995, b)

“Twister” (1996, w)

“The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997, b)

“Sphere” (1998, b)

“The 13th Warrior” (based on “Eaters of the Dead,” 1999, b)

“Jurassic Park III” (2001, c)

“Timeline” (2003, b)

“Jurassic World” (2015, c)

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (2018, c)

“Jurassic World: Dominion” (2022, c)

Television

(p = producer, w = writer, b = based on his book, c = characters or concept)

“Beyond Westworld” (1980, p)

“ER” (1994-2009, p)

“ER: 24 Hours” (first episode, 1994, p-w)

“The Andromeda Strain” (miniseries, 2008, b)

“Westworld” Season 1 (2016, c)

“Westworld” Season 2 (2018, c)

“Westworld” Season 3 (2020, c)

“Westworld” Season 3 first episode

“Westworld” Season 4 (2022, c)

“Westworld” Season 4 first episode

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 1 (2020, c)

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” first episode

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 2 (2021, c)

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 3 (2021, c)

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 4 (2021, c)

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 5 (2022, c)

“Dragon Teeth” (TBA, b)

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