"This book recounts the five-day history of a major American scientific crisis. As in most crises, the events surrounding the Andromeda Strain were a compound of foresight and foolishness, innocence and ignorance. Nearly everyone involved had moments of great brilliance, and moments of unaccountable stupidity...."
Thus begins this extraordinary novel of the world's first space-age biological emergency.
The Andromeda Strain sets forth with almost documentary verisimilitude the unfolding story of "Project Wildfire" - the crash mobilization of the nation's highest scientific and medical resources when an unmanned research satellite returns to earth mysteriously and lethally contaminated.
Four American scientists, chosen in advance for their experimental achievements in the fields of clinical microbiology, epidemiology, pathology, and electrolyte chemistry, are summoned under conditions of total news blackout and utmost urgency to Wildfire's secret laboratory five stories beneath the Nevada desert. There - surrounded by banks of the most sophisticated computer-assisted equipment, and sealed off from the outside world except for a telecommunications link with the national security apparatus - they work against the threat of a worldwide epidemic to find an antidote to the unknown microorganism that has inexplicably killed all but two inhabitants (an elderly derelict and an infant) of the tiny Arizona town where the satellite was retrieved. Step by step they begin to unravel the puzzle of the Andromeda Strain, until, terrifyingly, their microbacterial "adversary" ruptures the hypersterile seal of the laboratory and their already desperate search for a biomedical answerbecomes a split-second race against an atomic deadline.
With its narrative force, its scientific detail, its suspense - as four brilliant individualists work together under ultimate pressure - this novel makes real for the reader the real world of today's science and medicine at the top-secret levels of the Science-Space-Military high command.
The author is a trained scientist. Newspaper stories from NASA that have appeared since the completion of the manuscript read like details from The Andromeda Strain...
Thus begins this extraordinary novel of the world's first space-age biological emergency.
The Andromeda Strain sets forth with almost documentary verisimilitude the unfolding story of "Project Wildfire" - the crash mobilization of the nation's highest scientific and medical resources when an unmanned research satellite returns to earth mysteriously and lethally contaminated.
Four American scientists, chosen in advance for their experimental achievements in the fields of clinical microbiology, epidemiology, pathology, and electrolyte chemistry, are summoned under conditions of total news blackout and utmost urgency to Wildfire's secret laboratory five stories beneath the Nevada desert. There - surrounded by banks of the most sophisticated computer-assisted equipment, and sealed off from the outside world except for a telecommunications link with the national security apparatus - they work against the threat of a worldwide epidemic to find an antidote to the unknown microorganism that has inexplicably killed all but two inhabitants (an elderly derelict and an infant) of the tiny Arizona town where the satellite was retrieved. Step by step they begin to unravel the puzzle of the Andromeda Strain, until, terrifyingly, their microbacterial "adversary" ruptures the hypersterile seal of the laboratory and their already desperate search for a biomedical answerbecomes a split-second race against an atomic deadline.
With its narrative force, its scientific detail, its suspense - as four brilliant individualists work together under ultimate pressure - this novel makes real for the reader the real world of today's science and medicine at the top-secret levels of the Science-Space-Military high command.
The author is a trained scientist. Newspaper stories from NASA that have appeared since the completion of the manuscript read like details from The Andromeda Strain...
Similar Books by other authors...
Used availability for Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain
See all available used copies of this book at: Abebooks UK or Abebooks US
Hardback Editions
June 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 1-4352-9863-2 / 978-1-4352-9863-7 Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Leather Bound
| Title: Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Easton Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2003 : Library Binding
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 1-4177-7978-0 / 978-1-4177-7978-9 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-8124-1506-X / 978-0-8124-1506-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain (Charnwood Library) Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-7089-8937-3 / 978-0-7089-8937-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Charnwood (Large Print) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1994 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 1-56849-066-6 / 9781568490663 (USA edition) Publisher: Buccaneer Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 1994 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-7927-1882-8 / 978-0-7927-1882-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Chivers North Amer Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1993 : Leather Bound
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1992 : Library Binding
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-613-03299-3 / 978-0-613-03299-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1970 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain A Novel Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1969 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-224-61790-7 / 978-0-224-61790-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1969 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-394-41525-6 / 978-0-394-41525-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1969 : Hardback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-7126-5915-3 / 978-0-7126-5915-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-06-170315-X / 978-0-06-170315-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-06-113756-1 / 978-0-06-113756-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Avon Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Harpercollins Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Harpercollins Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2003 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-06-054181-4 / 978-0-06-054181-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1997 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-345-41898-0 / 978-0-345-41898-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1995 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-09-931951-9 / 978-0-09-931951-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 1994 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-7927-1881-X / 978-0-7927-1881-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Chivers North Amer Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1994 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Crichton Michael ISBN: 0-345-90225-4 / 978-0-345-90225-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 1993 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-09-942765-6 / 978-0-345-37848-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1993 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1992 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-345-37848-2 / 978-0-345-37848-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Andromeda Strain (Firecrest Books) Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-85997-976-8 / 978-0-85997-976-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Firecrest Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-330-30492-5 / 978-0-330-30492-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
May 1980 : Paperback
| Title: Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-586-05045-0 / 978-0-586-05045-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Panther Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1978 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain. Author(s): Michael. Crichton Publisher: Dell Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
1976 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-552-10099-4 / 978-0-552-10099-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Corgi Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1974 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Pub. Co Availability: Amazon More details... |
1974 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 1973 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1972 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1971 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 1971 : Paperback
| Title: Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-552-08440-9 / 978-0-552-08440-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Corgi Childrens Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1971 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Corgi Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1971 : Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Corgi Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
June 1970 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 1970 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-440-10199-9 / 978-0-440-10199-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1969 : Paperback
| Title: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
May 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-7393-1225-1 / 978-0-7393-1225-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Price-less Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
August 1994 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-679-43789-4 / 978-0-679-43789-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1993 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-679-43114-4 / 978-0-679-43114-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
2008 : Unknown
| Title: Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Universal Studios Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 1993 : Turtleback
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton ISBN: 0-606-14154-5 / 978-0-606-14154-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1972 : Unknown
| Title: The Andromeda strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: distributed by Random House Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1971 : Unknown
| Title: The Andromeda strain Author(s): Michael CRICHTON Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1970 : Unknown
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1970 : Unknown
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1970 : Unknown
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1970 : Unknown
| Title: The Andromeda Strain Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1969 : Spiral-bound
| Title: The Andromeda Strain A Novel Author(s): Michael Crichton Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Availability: Amazon More details... |
© 2009 FantasticFiction
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please email webmaster@fantasticfiction.co.uk
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please email webmaster@fantasticfiction.co.uk

