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      The Andromeda Strain

      by Michael Crichton
      Published
      May 1969
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      368
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      Andromeda Book 1

      About This Book

      "This book recounts the five-day history of a major American scientific crisis. Like most crises, the events surrounding the Andromeda Strain were a compound of foresight and foolishness, innocence and ignorance. Nearly everyone involved had moments of great brilliance, and moments of unaccountable stupidity...."

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      Science Fiction Thriller

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      Technology

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