Science fiction · Thriller
Jurassic Park
On a remote island, a billionaire has used genetic engineering to bring dinosaurs back for a theme park. When the security system fails during a weekend visit by a group of experts, things go badly wrong.
- First published
- 1990
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a lean, science-flavoured creature thriller where everything that can go wrong does.
Skip this if you only know the film, because the book is darker, with more science talk and more deaths.
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