Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, 1990
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Steven Spielberg, 1993

Industrialist John Hammond has created a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, on Isla Nublar, a Costa Rican island. After a dinosaur handler is killed by a Velociraptor, the park’s investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro, demand that experts visit the park and certify its safety.


Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1990 book, Jurassic Park
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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, 1990
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Scott Kreamer, Lane Lueras, 2020-

After winning a video game, dinosaur fanatic Darius Bowman is given the opportunity to visit Camp Cretaceous, an exclusive adventure dinosaur camp on Isla Nublar. However, when the dinosaurs break free from their habitats, the campers are stranded without any help and are forced to venture across the island in the hopes of finding a way out and getting out alive.


The Andromeda Strain. Poster of the 1971 movie and cover of the 1969 book
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The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton, 1969
movie vs book
Robert Wise, 1971

The story is told in flashback by Dr. Jeremy Stone, who is testifying to a congressional committee. After a U.S. government satellite crashes near the small rural town of Piedmont, New Mexico, almost all of the town’s residents die. A military recovery team tries to recover the satellite, but is unsuccessful. Suspecting that the satellite has brought back an alien organism, the military activates an elite scientific team.


Westworld. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Westworld
Michael Crichton, 1974
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Michael Crichton, 1973

In the then-future year of 1983, a high-tech, highly realistic adult amusement park called Delos features three themed worlds: Western World, Medieval World, and Roman World. For $1,000 per day, guests may indulge in any adventure with the android population of the park, including sexual encounters and a simulated fight to the death.


The Great Train Robbery. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton, 1975
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Michael Crichton, 1978

In 1855 Edward Pierce, seemingly a charismatic member of London’s high society, is secretly a master thief. The executives of the bank who arrange the gold transport, the manager Mr. Henry Fowler and the president Mr. Edgar Trent, each possess a key; the other two are locked in a cabinet at the offices of the South Eastern Railway at the London Bridge train station.


The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book, The Lost World
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The Lost World
Michael Crichton, 1995
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Steven Spielberg, 1997

Four years after the events on Isla Nublar, a wealthy British family docks their yacht ashore at the nearby Isla Sorna, unaware that the island contains genetically engineered dinosaurs. Hammond asks Ian to join a team who will document the dinosaurs in their natural habitat, in order to encourage a policy of non-interference.


The 13th Warrior. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1976 book, Eaters of the Dead
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Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton, 1976
movie vs book
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.


The 13th Warrior. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 900 book, Beowulf
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Beowulf
Unknown, 900
movie vs book
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.


The 13th Warrior. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 921 book, Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
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Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, 921
movie vs book
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.


Rising Sun. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Rising Sun
Michael Crichton, 1992
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Philip Kaufman, 1993

During a commencement gala at the newly opened Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a Japanese keiretsu, a call girl named Cheryl Lynn Austin, is found dead, apparently after a violent sexual encounter. Smith and Connor suspect Eddie Sakamura, Cheryl’s yakuza boyfriend, of killing her, and interrogate him at a house party.


The Andromeda Strain. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 1969 book
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The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton, 1969
TV series vs book
Mikael Salomon, 2008

A United States government satellite crash lands near Piedmont, Utah, and two teenagers find it and bring it back to town. The video footage recorded by the retrieval team and their strange deaths capture the attention of General George Mancheck, the head of the group, who activates Wildfire, a team of five scientists who are called upon when high-level bioterror threats occur in the United States.


The Carey Treatment. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1968 book, A Case of Need
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A Case of Need
Michael Crichton, 1968
movie vs book
Blake Edwards, 1972

Dr. Peter Carey is a pathologist who moves to Boston, where he starts working in a hospital. He soon meets Georgia Hightower, with whom he falls in love. Karen Randall, daughter of the hospital’s Chief Doctor, becomes pregnant and is brought to the emergency department after an illegal abortion. She dies there, and Dr. David Tao, a brilliant surgeon and friend of Carey, is arrested and accused of being responsible for the illegal abortion.