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Michael Crichton Books in Order

5 series including Andromeda Series, Jurassic Park Series and more

★ 16 NYT bestsellers · 5 at #1 5 series 35 books Latest: Eruption ( With: James Patterson) (2024)

Publishing since 1966, Michael Crichton has 35 books to their name. In all there are 5 series, the deepest being Andromeda (2 books). The most recent release we track is Eruption (2024).

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1 Andromeda 2 Jurassic Park 3 Michael Crichton Other Novels 4 Michael Crichton Non-Fiction Books 5 Scripts

New York Times Bestsellers

16 books

Michael Crichton has placed 16 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 272 weeks on the charts. 5 titles reached #1.

Cover of The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
Andromeda Series

30 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jun 1969

Full chart history →
Cover of The Lost World
The Lost World
Jurassic Park Series

24 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 1995

Full chart history →

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Reading Order

5 series · 35 books
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

Andromeda Series

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1 The Andromeda Strain 1969 🎬 2 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Andromeda Evolution with Daniel H. Wilson 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park Series

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1 Jurassic Park 1990 🏆 Audie Award 2016🏆 Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards 1996🏆 Soaring Eagle Book Award 1995🏆 Iowa Teen Award 1995🏆 South Carolina Book Award 1994🏆 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 1993Evergreen Teen Book Award 1993Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Lost World 1995 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Michael Crichton Other Novels

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1 Odds On (As: John Lange) 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Scratch One (As: John Lange) 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 A Case of Need (As: Jeffery Hudson) 1968 🏆 Edgar Awards 1969Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Easy Go / The Last Tomb (As: John Lange) 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Zero Cool (As: John Lange) 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Venom Business (As: John Lange) 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Drug of Choice (As: John Lange) 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty Brick Lost Bag Blues (As: Michael Douglas) 1970 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Grave Descend (As: John Lange) 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Binary (As: John Lange) 1972 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Terminal Man 1972 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Great Train Robbery 1975 🏆 California Book Award 1975Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Eaters of the Dead / The 13th Warrior 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Congo 1980 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Sphere 1987 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Rising Sun 1992 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Disclosure 1994 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Airframe 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Timeline 1999 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Prey 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 State of Fear 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Next 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Pirate Latitudes 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Micro with Richard Preston 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Dragon Teeth 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Eruption with James Patterson 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Five Patients by Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton Non-Fiction Books

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1 Five Patients 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Jasper Johns 1977 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Electronic Life 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Travels 1988 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Westworld (Short Story) by Michael Crichton

Scripts Series

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1 Westworld (Short Story) 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Michael Crichton (1942–2008) was an American novelist and screenwriter.

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