Published 11/5/2008
at SCI FI Wire
Prolific author, producer and director Michael Crichton died unexpectedly this week at the age of 66 after battling cancer, but not before transforming science fiction by single-handedly elevating the techno-thriller genre to mainstream culture. We look at his best--and worst!--books/movies.
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