Micheal Crichton

Micheal Crichton- author of Jurassic Park, Swarm, Sphere, Congo, Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, etc etc- died yesterday (Tuesday November 4, 2008) at 66 of cancer. His books, their movies, and ER kept science and science fiction in the popular consciousness and inspired many to further their knowledge in such subjects.

Though he was sometimes controversial- State of Fear and Rising Sun- he was vastly popular and a master storyteller. Also, he was 6'9".

I remember Jurassic Park furthered my own interest in biology, genetics, and cloning.

Though I wasn't overly impressed with the trends I saw in State of Fear and Next, I still admired anyone capable of writing such densely packed scientific thrillers.

This is a loss for future readers, who will no longer get the exciting prose of one of America's best authors.

And tall people.