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Jurassic Park

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Jurassic Park

By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

“[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.” - Chicago Sun-Times

An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them - for a price.

Until something goes wrong...

In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.

Praise for Jurassic Park

“Wonderful... powerful.” - The Washington Post Book World

“Frighteningly real...compelling... It’ll keep you riveted.” - The Detroit News

“Full of suspense.” - The New York Times Book Review

©1990 Michael Crichton and © 2014 by Dinosaur Holdings LLC. (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Action & Adventure Adventure Fantasy Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary

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The thrilling audiobook Jurassic Park is written by Michael Crichton and expertly narrated by Scott Brick. The novel has been adapted for the screen in 1993 and again in 2015 as a blockbuster of the same name. In either an exhilarating fantasy or an outlandish experiment gone terribly wrong, humans take dinosaur DNA and clone it in an attempt to put these incredible creatures back on Earth in a zoo. Then everything goes terribly wrong. Be enthralled as this book will take you on the adventure of a lifetime. Available now from Audible.

Critic reviews

"Scott Brick brings a chilling calm to the complex story with his deep, even tone and clear enunciation.... He does a particularly fine portrayal of John Hammond, the creator of the controversial park, giving the character a raspy edge that suits the dark agenda beneath his grandfatherly facade." (AudioFile)
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You all know the plot from the film - mad billionaire creates a theme part full of genetically modified dinosaurs. I have to say though, and a lot of this is to do with the narration (Scott Brick is a favourite of mine), the audiobook is much more exciting.

Despite the T-Rex making the front cover, it is the velociraptors that stole the show; from seemingly adorable babies to cunning, predator adults. Kudos to Dr Grant, if I was him, I would have left Lex behind - she was incredibly annoying and kept putting them in danger, wee pain!

Excellent Ride

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Ever since I was little I've been in love with dinosaurs. To see the Jurassic Park movie for the first time was like a dream come trough. However I did not know that it was based on a book until young adult age. And let me tell you, the book is so much better than the movie :D It's so engaging!

“Life will find a way.”

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I loved the story, has more things going on than in the movie, and is a great read for anyone who likes dinosaurs

Better than the movie

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Always been a fan of the film but never got around to the book. Depth of characters and narrative was much more, great to wind it around chaos theory as well. Also as a technologist, the building of the software made me laugh in recognition of some familiar patterns. 🙂

Much more depth

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If you get the title you know. My favourite book in existence love the physical copy and feel in love with the audio copy

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Wow I was captivated from the start. I had no idea just how good this book is.
you do not need to be a fan of dinosaurs or books relating to dinosaurs to enjoy this.
there is a bit of everything, fiction, fantasy, mystery and even mild thriller aspects.

waited to log to read this

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Being an avid fan of the Jurassic Park / Jurassic World films, I couldn't wait to get started on the original Jurassic Park novel. And trust me, I was not disappointed. The story, the narration, everything was brilliant. The core of the story is the same, but there are quite a few changes and honestly I think I prefer the book to the film now. This will certainly be a book I'll listen to again and again.

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

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I was a kid when the film came out and only have positive associations with it but I was surprised how thrilling listening to the audiobook was. A smart science fiction novel and a really fun read.

super fun read.

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Really good book. So much more happens than in the movie. Well worth a listen.

Really good book

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what a brilliant book. enjoyed it so much, and I honestly thing that the film does a very good job of this novel.
of course the book is more detailed and allows for much more world building and character moment.

Wonderfull

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