5/9/2023 0 Comments Sphere book michael crichtonMost of the crew members are killed during these attacks. Bizarre sea creatures begin to appear out of nowhere, and a giant squid attacks the habitat. There is a lot of uncertainty, at first, about what the sphere does and how it is affecting the team’s experience at the bottom of the ocean. This experience and his security clearance means that he joins the team despite his advanced age and health concerns. He is a psychologist and professor who had previously been pressured into a writing a report on alien contact for the U.S. Norman Johnson is the novel’s protagonist. government believes that they have found an alien vessel, in the shape of a spherical object the size of a house, covered in coral at the bottom of the ocean. Navy personnel into a mysterious deep sea habitat at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ( Wikipedia article). Sphere begins with a group of scientists being transported by U.S. The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Congo, Airframe) ( Wikipedia article About Michael Crichton, 2014). Combining technical details, psychological pressures, and intense bouts of action is what Michael excels at his other novels are similarly action-packed (e.g. Sphere shares some of the same themes as Timeline – time travel is involved, along with a strong dash of psychological tension between team members. My all-time favorite Michael Crichton novel is Timeline, a story about a group of history researchers who travel back in time.
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