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Original Title:	The Andromeda Strain
ISBN:	0060541814 (ISBN13: 9780060541811)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Andromeda #1
Setting:	Arizona(United States)
Literary Awards:	Seiun Award 星雲賞 for Best Foreign Novel (1971)

The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda #1) Paperback | Pages: 327 pages

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The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years later, seventeen satellites are sent into the outer fringes of space to collect organisms and dust for study. One of them falls to earth, landing in a desolate area of Arizona. Twelve miles from the landing site, in the town of Piedmont, a shocking discovery is made: the streets are littered with the dead bodies of the town's inhabitants, as if they dropped dead in their tracks.

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Title	:	The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda #1)
Author	:	Michael Crichton
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 327 pages
Published	:	October 28th 2003 by Avon Books (first published September 1st 1969)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction. Thriller

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A returning space probe crash lands in a forgotten American town, unwittingly putting it on the map and sparking a potential dangerous outbreak of a catastrophic deathly virus, of which very few people would be immune from. With the human race facing potential extinction it is up to a select few individuals to save the population, whilst keeping the secret under wraps and themselves alive in the process.Crichton is an undeniable sci-fi genius yet this release was a little on the dry side for me.

Yes, its nostalgia time again as I once more take a trip down memory lane to rediscover one of the books that I read in my formative years. This installment of Books That Mike Read As A Kid That Made Him Into the Nerdy Adult He Is Today is brought to you by Tang, the official drink of the astronauts! I probably first read The Andromeda Strain when I was about 12 years old. I had seen the 1971 movie version of the story several times by then, but I had never tackled the book. But both the movie

liked the beginning, thought the end was unbelievably anticlimatic.

Lots of science but also lots of suspense so it was a great balance! Amazing that I never read this one since I seem to have read most of Crichtons other books. He certainly had the gift of making science accessible and then taking the next fictional step whether it be aliens, evolution or some other scientific puzzle. Now Im ready for the sequel...

The writing was drier than a cracker in the desert...But I loved the book anyway! It definitely reads like a scientific/army report but this was such an interesting twist on the classic sci-fi (first contact?). I only recommend it if you already love sci-fi and diseases apocalyptic books.Left me wanting more... I'll definitely read more from the author!

The sixth novel by Michael Crichton but the first published (in 1969) under his own name and the first in which he bent science fiction and suspense together in ways that would propel Crichton to the top of the bestseller lists and into cinemas for the next thirty years, The Andromeda Strain didn't retain many surprises for me, but in its own delightful way, reminded me of a science and technology museum exhibit and the docent giving me a tour: "And here we have a pioneering thriller of

Perhaps I'm influenced too much by my nostalgic love of the feel of '70's and '80's sci-fi and horror, but I did enjoy this. I'd watched the old movie many years ago, so there were no surprises, but I enjoyed it anyway. It helps that I read this as a real possible event as well, as I think it's highly possible that it will happen (or has already). Great classic sci-fi, in my opinion.