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The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good-
- Seller
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Charleston, , South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Note that this is a Book Of The Month Club Selection.
Dust Jacket slightly torn at all corners and spine edge. Some foxing of spine. Some spine pull damage. Some shelf wear and yellowing of pages. Only one dog ear, otherwise pages are square and crisp. Overall, a good book considering it is vintage at 50+ years old!
"In this bestselling classic, four scientists race to prevent a biochemical disaster after a space probe landing goes awry. A military space probe, sent to collect extraterrestrial organisms from the upper atmosphere, is knocked out of orbit and falls to Earth. Twelve miles from the crash site, an inexplicable and deadly phenomenon terrorizes the residents of a sleepy desert town in Arizona, leaving only two survivors: an elderly addict and a newborn infant. The United States government is forced to mobilize Project Wildfire, a top-secret emergency response protocol. Four of the nation's most elite biophysicists are summoned to a clandestine underground laboratory located five stories beneath the desert and fitted with an automated atomic self-destruction mechanism for cases of irremediable contamination. Under conditions of total news blackout and the utmost urgency, the scientists race to understand and contain the crisis. But the Andromeda Strain proves different from anything they've ever seen--and what they don't know could not only hurt them, but lead to unprecedented worldwide catastrophe."
Dust Jacket slightly torn at all corners and spine edge. Some foxing of spine. Some spine pull damage. Some shelf wear and yellowing of pages. Only one dog ear, otherwise pages are square and crisp. Overall, a good book considering it is vintage at 50+ years old!
"In this bestselling classic, four scientists race to prevent a biochemical disaster after a space probe landing goes awry. A military space probe, sent to collect extraterrestrial organisms from the upper atmosphere, is knocked out of orbit and falls to Earth. Twelve miles from the crash site, an inexplicable and deadly phenomenon terrorizes the residents of a sleepy desert town in Arizona, leaving only two survivors: an elderly addict and a newborn infant. The United States government is forced to mobilize Project Wildfire, a top-secret emergency response protocol. Four of the nation's most elite biophysicists are summoned to a clandestine underground laboratory located five stories beneath the desert and fitted with an automated atomic self-destruction mechanism for cases of irremediable contamination. Under conditions of total news blackout and the utmost urgency, the scientists race to understand and contain the crisis. But the Andromeda Strain proves different from anything they've ever seen--and what they don't know could not only hurt them, but lead to unprecedented worldwide catastrophe."
Synopsis
The Andromeda Strain (1969), by Michael Crichton, is a techno-thriller novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that rapidly and fatally clots human blood while, in other people, inducing insanity that mostly ended in the insane people committing suicide or murder-suicide. It became a New York Times Bestseller. This novel established Michael Crichton as a best-selling genre author.
Reviews
On Jun 21 2015, Brooksknight said:
Excellent condition and an amazing story. This signed edition stands up well with leather. Loved it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- A Cat in the Lap Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23
- Title
- The Andromeda Strain
- Author
- Michael Crichton
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book of the Month Club
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 295
- Size
- 8.5”X
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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