Order of Michael Crichton Books
Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was an American author in addition to being a film/television producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known for writing Jurassic Park, Congo, The Andromeda Strain and several other novels. His books fell into the techno-thriller, science fiction and action-adventure genres. His film credits include writing and producing Twister, writing Jurassic Park (based on his book), writing and directing The First Great Train Robbery (based on his book) and much more. He also created the hit television show ER.
Crichton started his career in 1966 when he started writing as John Lange. He also used the pseudonyms John Lange, Jeffery Hudson and Michael Douglas. Following Crichton’s passing in 2008, Pirates Latitudes was published and Micro (which was a third of the way completed) was finished and published.
Below is a list of Michael Crichton’s novels in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Andromeda Books
| The Andromeda Strain | (1969) |    |
| The Andromeda Evolution | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Jurassic Park Books
| Jurassic Park | (1990) | |
| The Lost World | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Odds On | (1966) | |
| Scratch One | (1967) | |
| A Case of Need | (1968) | |
| Easy Go / The Last Tomb | (1968) | |
| Zero Cool | (1969) | |
| The Venom Business | (1969) | |
| Drug of Choice | (1970) | |
| Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty Brick Lost Bag Blues | (1970) | |
| Grave Descend | (1970) | |
| Binary | (1972) | |
| The Terminal Man | (1972) | |
| The Great Train Robbery | (1975) | |
| Eaters of the Dead | (1976) | |
| Congo | (1980) | |
| Sphere | (1987) | |
| Rising Sun | (1992) | |
| Disclosure | (1994) | |
| Airframe | (1996) | |
| Timeline | (1999) | |
| Prey | (2002) | |
| State of Fear | (2004) | |
| Next | (2006) | |
| Pirate Latitudes | (2009) | |
| Micro | (2011) | |
| Dragon Teeth | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Five Patients | (1970) | |
| Jasper Johns | (1977) | |
| Electronic Life | (1983) | |
| Travels | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Scripts Books
| Westworld | (1974) | |
Notes: Odds On, Scratch One, Easy Go, Zero Cool, The Venom Business, Drug of Choice, Grave Descend and Binary were published under the pen name John Lange.
A Case of Need was published under the pen name Jeffery Hudson.
Dealing was co-authored by brother Douglas Crichton under the pen name Michael Douglas.
Easy Go was also published under the title The Last Tomb.
Micro was finished by author Richard Preston.
I came across a book entitled “Travels” originally published in 1988. I’ve not read it yet but from a quick scan, it appears to be non-fiction, although the disclaimer at the front says it is “a work of fiction”.
Thanks – added it. I’ll have to check the book out myself but looks like its an autobiography.
After years of reading Crichton – this weird little catch-all book turned out to be my favorite. I reread it every year or so. It covers a lot of, hmmmm, let me say, UNUSUAL ground. I hope you like it!
I’d like to get the entire collection in paperback, even if used.
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