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Sphere

By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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“Ingenious and beguiling.” - Time

“Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain.” - Los Angeles Times

“Sphere may be Crichton’s best novel, but even if it ranked only second or third, it would be a must for suspense fans.” - Miami Herald

A classic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, Sphere is a bravura demonstration of what he does better than anyone: riveting storytelling that combines frighteningly plausible, cutting-edge science and technology with pulse-pounding action and serious chills. The gripping story of a group of American scientists sent to the ocean floor to investigate an alien ship, only to confront a terrifying discovery that defies imagination, Sphere is Crichton prime - truly masterful fiction from the ingenious mind that brought us Prey, State of Fear, and Jurassic Park.

Sphere was made into a film directed by Barry Levinson, which starred Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson.

©1987 by CrichtonSun LLC. (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Adventure Fantasy Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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Critic reviews

"A page-turner with oomph.... Crichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action." --Newsweek
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Enjoyed most of this although I hadn’t expected to like it and the last quarter was a bit too long drawn out for me, but will look for this author again

Hadn’t expected to like this

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good twists throughout the book. I love this authors books. every read plays on interesting facts well explained combined with the made up.

A good liten

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The dumbest characters saying the smartest things, but I enjoyed it regardless. I especially enjoyed the scientific side, along with the theoretical ideas that came with it. Also, Scott Brick is easily my favourite narrator and I loved his work with the “Dune” series, so it was nice to hear his fantastic narration again.

Great

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This was one of the first psychological thrillers I ever watched and I loved it, but now that I know the source material I'm so mad! The film makers really did this story dirty!

It had a variety of characters all with unique and interesting personalities, and (especially for the '80's) a wide diversity amongst the cast. I truly adored all of the characters in their own ways and I'm so mad that Hollywood cut out the Asian character - Tina Chan - from their adaptation especially because she takes on a pretty big role in several scenes in the book!

Anyway, rant aside, the book itself was masterful in my opinion, exploring questions of space exploration, the future, human nature, extraterrestrial possibilities...

I'm a huge Michael Crichton fan, so I'm a little biased, but it truly was amazing in my opinion.

I absolutely loved this book!

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I'm sure there's a character from Jurassic park the lost world mentioned in this book

not as good as Jurassic park but worth a listen

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