R.I.P.-Michael Crichton Passes Away After Battle With Cancer

[crappyjones123]

What...NO...

ive read everything crichton ever wrote. was first introduced to him in 5th grade. he was sort of the gateway drug for me into the whole reading thing. he led to ludlum but crichton goes unparalleled.

prey and state of fear are quite possibly the best pieces of science fiction im ever going to read. he shall certainly be missed

rip good sir, rip.

 

[Maxvla]

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Originally Posted by crappyjones123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif What...NO... ive read everything crichton ever wrote. was first introduced to him in 5th grade. he was sort of the gateway drug for me into the whole reading thing. he led to ludlum but crichton goes unparalleled. prey and state of fear are quite possibly the best pieces of science fiction im ever going to read. he shall certainly be missed rip good sir, rip.

Your comment is quite interesting because after reading all of Crichton's works I next started reading Ludlum and have read about 6 of his books so far.

My personal favorite was my first Crichton novel, Airframe.

 

[chadbang]

I read four of his books. I think his later ones were just thinly veiled screenplays. THe "Andromeda Strain" was a great, great book. The rest I'm abivalent about.

 

[sebastian589]

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Originally Posted by chadbang /img/forum/go_quote.gif I read four of his books. I think his later ones were just thinly veiled screenplays. THe "Andromeda Strain" was a great, great book. The rest I'm abivalent about.

Andromeda was great, I also wasn't a huge fear of his last book, Prey was pretty good and Jurassic Park I & II are two of my favorite re-reads. Hard to beat a good human vs. dinosaur book.

So sad, RIP

 

[JeffS]

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Originally Posted by Maxvla /img/forum/go_quote.gif Your comment is quite interesting because after reading all of Crichton's works I next started reading Ludlum and have read about 6 of his books so far. My personal favorite was my first Crichton novel, Airframe.

Funny you should mentioned Airframe. I still remember when I picked i up, I was stuck at the Denver airport waiting for the weather to pass so I could fly back to Chicago. After a couple of hours sitting at the gate reading it, I realized that this was not the best book to read while waiting for a flight through bad weather.

I just found out about his death last night, and like many on here, I'll miss him very much. He was one of my favorites. Once I read my first Chricton novel, I was hooked.

-Jeff

 

[Nick 214]

I know man... His works really helped me develop my passion for English in High School... RIP

 

[krmathis]

R.I.P.

 

[jeffreyj900]

I have been so busy with work that I just found out about this. Man.... I hate that. He was a great author. I really enjoyed his books.

 

[amphead]

You were awesome. Rest in peace.

 

[davidhunternyc]

In a time like this, I don't care about his books. I care that he is dead. It is so sad and so final. This is a shocker to me as well. Honestly, I just can't stand thinking about death knowing that there might be absolutely nothing afterwards. We are all going to blink someday and be there too. R.I.P.

 

[appophylite]

Figured I'd resurrect this thread instead of starting a new one, but NY Times just published this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/bo...chton.html?hpw

For any fans of Crichton's works, it looks like he did in fact have a finished novel before he passed away and we're going to be getting it in November, but not only that, Harper Collins is going to try to publish a second posthumous novel that he was only 1/3 of the way through!

 

[appophylite]

Apparently, I had resurrected this thread earlier this year and forgot! Figured I'd re-resurrect it instead of starting a new one. (Also in keeping with the current trend towards thread necromancy!

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After Michael Cricton passed away last November, one of his aides is said to have found a more or less complete novel still among his computer files. The novel, Pirate Latitudes, is not one that Crichton hinted anything about before his passing away so no one actually has any idea when he started writing it or if he was even fully finished with it. In any case, HarperCollins is publishing it and I believe several countries in Europe have already had it since the 16th-17th, but the US should be getting it on the 24th. I've aleady read the excerpts that HarperCollins posted on their website and from the initial impression I get, it reads very similarly to his previous historical novel The Great Train Robbery. Needless to say, I'm reasonably excited by the prospect of new Crichton material to read, but kinda bummed that I'm at work and won't be able to physically get my hands on it until December 1st...

Anybody else planning on picking this up?

 

[SiriuslyCold]

Definitely! thanks for the heads up.

 

[Currawong]

I hadn't even realised that he had died! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Maxvla]

Absolutely will be picking it up. The 24th you say? That's tomorrow!