![]() Check out our list of 5 books to read after Jurassic Park. If you loved Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, you’ll also thoroughly enjoy books like Bones of the Earth, The Lost World, Raptor Red, Dinosaur Planet, and Mammoth. Today, I will show you 5 books like Jurassic Park. ![]() Of course, you may also know this book because it was adapted into one of the biggest film franchises in the world. He also went on to write a sequel named The Lost World. The huge success of Jurassic Park saw Michael Crichton sell 200 million copies worldwide. It isn’t long before they face a race against time to stop the dinosaurs and escape the island. Illustrating the concept of chaos theory and the implications it has on the real world, the story follows paleontologist Alan Grant and his graduate Ellie Sattler who are sent to investigate an attack on a worker in Costa Rica. ![]() ![]() The novel tells the story of an amusement park’s collapse as a result of out-of-control genetically re-created dinosaurs.Ĭapturing the hearts and the imagination of children and adults all over the world, this novel went on to be a huge success. Published in 1990, Jurassic Park tells the cautionary tale of genetic engineering. How Many Books Did Michael Crichton Write? ![]()
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