Books like Novels (Andromeda Strain / Terminal Man) by Michael Crichton
This volume gathers Michael Crichton's seminal science‑fiction works, The Andromeda Strain and Terminal Man, offering readers insight into themes of biological threat, contamination, and the human response to extraterrestrial and engineered pathogens.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Michael Crichton
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