The Lost World
By Michael Crichton
Read by George Guidall
The Jurassic Park Series: Book 2
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Author of numerous best-sellers and the creator of television's ER, Michael Crichton has won popular and critical acclaim for his action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thrillers. Topping the New York Times bestseller list, The Lost World revisits the Central American site of the Jurassic Park fiasco. It has been six years since the secret scientific experiments at Jurassic Park went awry, and the dinosaurs had to be destroyed. Although the park was completely dismantled and barricaded from the public, there are rumors that something has survived. To scientists, these rumors bring hope of further study, but to greedy and unscrupulous exploiters, these rumors could mean fame and fortune. George Guidall's expert narration gradually builds the harrowing suspense, then unexpectedly unleashes it upon delighted thriller fans. It's no wonder that the film version of this absorbing novel has become a box office hit.
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Author of numerous best-sellers and the creator of television's ER, Michael Crichton has won popular and critical acclaim for his action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thrillers. Topping the New York Times bestseller list, The Lost World revisits the Central American site of the Jurassic Park fiasco. It has been six years since the secret scientific experiments at Jurassic Park went awry, and the dinosaurs had to be destroyed. Although the park was completely dismantled and barricaded from the public, there are rumors that something has survived. To scientists, these rumors bring hope of further study, but to greedy and unscrupulous exploiters, these rumors could mean fame and fortune. George Guidall's expert narration gradually builds the harrowing suspense, then unexpectedly unleashes it upon delighted thriller fans. It's no wonder that the film version of this absorbing novel has become a box office hit.Author
Author Bio: Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton (1942–2008) is one of the most prolific bestselling authors of all time with over 200 million copies sold worldwide, in forty languages, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, Next, Prey, Disclosure, Eaters of the Dead, and Congo. His books have been adapted into fifteen films, most notably Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg which launched one of the highest-grossing entertainment franchises of all time. A remarkable and versatile talent, Crichton wrote and directed several films including Westworld, The Great Train Robbery (based on his novel), and Coma and created the television series ER. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After writing novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson while he was still a medical student, his first bestseller as Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain, was adapted into a classic film.
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| Available Formats : | CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Thrillers |
| Runtime: | 13.54 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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