Приключения — Michael Crichton

Buch Auf die Frage, wie er denn solch ein vollendetes Meisterwerk wie den David habe schaffen können, soll Michelangelo geantwortet haben, er habe lediglich all den überflüssigen Marmor entfernen müssen. Die Frage nach Gründen für den immensen Erfolg, den Michael Crichton mit seinem Schaffen von Fiktionen hatte, lässt an diese Pointe denken. Seinen Geschichten haftet nichts an, was nicht dazu dient, die Vorstellungskraft des Publikums zu befeuern. Sein Roman GOLD bleibt dieser Maxime wieder...

An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton’s greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary researchThree men are found dead in a locked second-floor office in Honolulu. There is no sign of struggle, though their bodies are covered in ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts. With no evidence, the police dismiss it as a bizarre suicide pact. But the murder weapon is...

The new thriller from Michael Crichton, one of the most famous authors in the world, the most exciting, anticipated publication of Christmas 2009.Jamaica, in 1665 a lone outpost of British power amid Spanish waters in the sunbaked Caribbean. Its capital, Port Royal, a cuthroat town of taverns, grog shops and bawdy houses – the last place imaginable from which to launch an unthinkable attack on a nearby Spanish stronghold. Yet that is exactly what renowned privateer Captain Charles Hunter plans...

The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere blends fact and fiction to create a near-future where genetic engineering opens up a whole new world of terrifying, page-turning possibilities… Is a loved one missing body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Has a human already cross-bred with a monkey? We live in a GENETIC WORLD. Fast, frightening and potentially VERY lucrative. There are designer pets; a genetic cure for drug addiction; a booming market in...