Unless your species evolved sometime after 1993 when Jurassic Park hit theaters, you're no doubt familiar with this dinosaur-bites-man disaster tale set on an island theme park gone terribly wrong. But if Speilberg's amped-up CGI creation left you longing for more scientific background and ... well, character …
《時間線》是美國作家麥可·克萊頓出版於1999年11月的「科技驚悚小說」。這部小說講述歷史學家穿越時空到中世紀的故事,而贊助這名歷史學家的企業家,目的則在藉助科技振興歷史景點的吸引力。克萊頓將古代歷史、科技細節與動作要素結合在一起,寫出關於量子力學和時光旅行的這部小說。 這部小說的關係,克萊頓創立時間線電腦娛樂公司,研發了《時間線》的電腦遊戲,2000年由Eidos …
The Lost World is a techno thriller novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1995 by Knopf. A paperback edition followed in 1996. It is a sequel to his earlier novel Jurassic Park. In 1997, both novels were re-published as a single book titled Michael Crichton's Jurassic World, unrelated to the film of the …
《奈米獵殺》,中國大陸譯名《獵物》,是美國作家麥可·克萊頓發表的「科技驚悚小說」。這部小說由哈潑‧柯林斯出版社於2002年11月以精裝本首發。如同《侏羅紀公園》,這部小說也有意作為科技發展的警世題材,這回的茅頭轉向奈米科技。這部小說的特色在於描述了電腦科學共同體的新發展,像人工生命、突現行為、基因演算法和代理電腦人。 …
Sphere is a science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1987. It was made into the film Sphere in 1998. The novel follows Norman Johnson as a psychologist who is engaged by the United States Navy to join a team of scientists assembled by the U.S. Government to examine an enormous spacecraft …
Congo is a 1980 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton. The novel centers on an expedition searching for diamonds and investigating the mysterious deaths of a previous expedition in the dense rain forest of Congo. Crichton calls Congo a Lost World novel in the tradition founded by Henry Rider Haggard's King …
《恐惧状态》,台湾译名《恐惧之邦》,是美国畅销书作家麦可·克莱顿出版于2004年的一部小说。该小说由哈泼·柯林斯出版社于12月7日出版。这部小说与克莱顿以前的多部小说一样属于“科技惊悚小说”,是关于环保恐怖份子意图破坏地球的故事。这部小说包含了大量的与气候变迁有关的图表和注释,另外还有两项附录和20页的参考书目。 克莱顿在书尾附上一篇自己对全球气候变迁的观点,申明全球变暖的部分原因是人类,但是主张气候变迁的损害与否仍属未知。他警告拿全球变暖为科学议题作泛政治化争论的两边人马,并以20世纪初期的优生学为例,举出当伪科学和良善用意结合,所导致的灾难性结果。最后他以赞成荒野保护,和对地球环境作全方位的持续研究作为结束。 …
Next is a 2006 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, the last to be published during his lifetime. Next takes place in the present world, where both the government and private investors spend billions of dollars every year on genetic research. The novel follows many characters, including transgenic animals, in …
Airframe is a novel by American writer Michael Crichton, first published in hardcover in 1996 by Knopf and as a paperback in 1997 by Ballantine Books. The plot follows Casey Singleton, a quality assurance vice-president at the fictional aerospace manufacturer Norton Aircraft, as she investigates an in-flight accident …
Rising Sun is a 1992 internationally best-selling novel by Michael Crichton about a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation. The book was published by Alfred A. Knopf. Although a detective/murder mystery novel at first glance, Rising Sun deals with the controversial subject …