by Michael Crichton · Arrow/Children's (a Division of Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099319511
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«The Andromeda Strain» is the science fiction and suspense novel by Michael Crichton, published by Arrow in paperback (304 pages, in English).
The Scoop project satellite crashes in Arizona and releases an unknown microorganism that wipes out nearly the entire population of Piedmont. An elite team of scientists investigates the strain in a secret facility to identify it and prevent its spread, in a race against time.
The novel, first installment of the The Andromeda Strain series, received the Seiun Award for Best Foreign Novel in 1971.
For readers of science fiction and techno-thrillers, with a taste for stories of biological disasters.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
