They are victims of a mysterious new pathogen that either instantly clotted all the blood in their body or drove them to suicide. When a military satellite comes down in the small town of Piedmont, Arizona, nearly all the residents in the town die. For that reason, I listened to the audiobook version of The Andromeda Strain narrated by David Morse. However, with the recent announcement that The Andromeda Evolution is being released in November to correspond with the 50-year anniversary of The Andromeda Strain, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to check out one of Crichton’s earlier books. While I have always intended to go back and read some more of Crichton’s works, I have never had the time to do so. I have only read three of Crichton’s books before, including Jurassic Park (for obvious reasons), The Lost World and Pirate Latitudes. The Andromeda Strain was considered to be part of the new techno-thriller genre and is still considered to be a major example of this genre. The Andromeda Strain was released nearly 50 years ago, in May 1969, and represented a bold new direction from Crichton, who had previously done several pulpy crime novels, such as Odds On and Scratch One, under the name John Lange, as well as the medical crime thriller A Case of Need, which he wrote under the name Jeffrey Hudson. Reviewed as part of my Throwback Thursday series, where I republish old reviews, review books I have read before or review older books I have only just had a chance to read.įor this week’s Throwback Thursday I take a look at a classic techno-thriller from legendary author Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain. Publishers: Brilliance Audio (Audiobook Edition – )
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