Sphere: A Novel
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, a riveting science fiction thriller about group of scientists sent to investigate a ship resting on the ocean floor and a discovery that defies imagination.

“Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn.”—Los Angeles Times

“A page-turner. . . . Cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action.”—Newsweek

In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old. But even more fantastic—and frightening—is what waits inside . . .


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Sphere: A Novel
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, a riveting science fiction thriller about group of scientists sent to investigate a ship resting on the ocean floor and a discovery that defies imagination.

“Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn.”—Los Angeles Times

“A page-turner. . . . Cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action.”—Newsweek

In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old. But even more fantastic—and frightening—is what waits inside . . .


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Sphere: A Novel

Sphere: A Novel

by Michael Crichton
Sphere: A Novel

Sphere: A Novel

by Michael Crichton

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, a riveting science fiction thriller about group of scientists sent to investigate a ship resting on the ocean floor and a discovery that defies imagination.

“Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn.”—Los Angeles Times

“A page-turner. . . . Cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action.”—Newsweek

In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old. But even more fantastic—and frightening—is what waits inside . . .



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062428868
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 01/26/2016
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 528
Sales rank: 19,769
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, RunawayLookerComa and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.

Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth:

October 23, 1942

Date of Death:

November 4, 2008

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, California

Education:

B.A.. in Anthropology, Harvard University, 1964; M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1969
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