the author who really got me into science fiction
15th March 2017 | for Creatives | reading, books, sci-fi, Michael Crichton, John Joseph Adams |
"I tried Jurassic Park, and Michael Crichton is ultimately the author who really got me into science fiction. He's actually kind of anti-science fiction in a way, because science is always the antagonist in his novels, but all of the science in Jurassic Park gave me the confidence to go try some 'real' SF."
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