"HARROWING THRILLS . . . FAST-PACED AND ENGAGING." --People It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived. . . . "ACTION-PACKED." --New York Daily News "FAST AND GRIPPING." --The Washington Post Book World "A VERY SCARY READ." --Entertainment Weekly "AN EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT TALE." --St. Petersburg Times
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"Crichton's books remain like gourmet potato chips - above the level of the average "Techno Thriller" but not exactly War and Peace either. One benefit of becoming a member here was that "Lost World" popped up when browsing. I thought I'd read or listened to every Crichton novel - but wrong I was. I'd put Lost World in the middle of the pack for quality - but if you like Crichton that's good enough. The characters are all there - the very bad villain, some adult heroes (including the necessary good looking woman scientist) and a couple of computer-geek kids. And of course the Dinos - lots of them. As you can imagine the Dinos managed to cull the human herd - but - (spoiler alert) the kids aren't eaten. Crichton's books vary greatly in the in the plausibility level of the science in "scientific "fiction." This book, like say Timeline or Jurassic Park, fall into the 'pure fiction" area. That said Crichton was very bright and understands some "what ifs" about cloning living things. But if you want science, read Stephen Hawking. If you want a great read/listen, get Lost World. "
— EBergerud (5 out of 5 stars)
“What could be better than a dinosaur on a beach? Scott Brick describing the dinosaur, that’s what. We’re in luck, then, as Brick performs his usual magic with ferocious beasts, mad scientists, and mere mortals in this bestselling sequel to Jurassic Park…Brick delivers the novel’s science and pseudoscience in a clipped, authoritative manner that makes it all accessible. He offers fun vocal portraits of the characters, including enthusiastic kids and a reedy-voiced crazy paleontologist. And when it comes to action—pow!—he’s all in. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile“Fast and gripping.”
— Washington Post Book World“Harrowing thrills.”
— People“A very scary read.”
— Entertainment Weekly" The Lost World - Better than the movie. Better details and back stories of characters and timeline that made better sense. I wish the movie had followed the first and 3nd book more closely - I think the movie would have sold more tickets in my opinion "
— Nascarnbroncosfans, 8/11/2021" Another good science companion with a disclaimer: it's f-ing Crichton. I kid, I kid. Seriously both Jurassic Park and The Lost World are good primers for the on-the-fence science-minded nerd. They're both strong parables that help define and refine the discriminating and skeptical mind. Stepping stones if you will. "
— Tim, 2/15/2014" My favorite Michael Crichton of all, mainly because his heroine, Sarah Harding, is one of my all-time favorite female characters of all time. So tough, smart, quick-thinking, quick-acting: "Sarah Harding never gave up. Never." Damn straight she doesn't. "
— Elizabeth, 2/13/2014" Not as good as the first book, but not nearly as bad as the movie. "
— Jtyler, 2/3/2014" Great novel just like the first. Like the previous one, I read this one quite young so believe I didn't quite fully understand it. My love for dinosaurs means that I will pick this up again one day. "
— Roxanne, 1/23/2014" I thought it was better than the first book. "
— Pedro, 1/20/2014" i read this and the first one three times by the time i was in 6th grade "
— Joey, 1/18/2014" Great read, though sometimes a little too scientific. "
— Carrie, 1/18/2014" Followup to Jurrasic Park. Still pretty good. I enjoyed it when I was reading everything I could by Crischton. "
— Terry, 1/9/2014" Follow ups are usually not as good as the original blockbuster. I read this so long ago and I don't remember much about it. No way near as good as the first. "
— Cindy, 1/5/2014" I preferred this to the original. Just as exciting, but also more thoughtful, scary, and a little less preachy. Malcolm is still annoying though. "
— Sean, 12/24/2013" I loved this book... and while it is vastly different from the movie (shocking) both are excellent and worth a read or watch in the own rights "
— John, 12/19/2013" Although it got off to a bit of a slow start, the pace picked up and this turned out to be an excellent "adventure". A completely different story to the one presented in the movie version. As always, the book is better. "
— Vicki, 12/17/2013" I really enjoyed this one. It was easy to picture what was happening - perhaps because I've seen Jurassic Park, but I think even without having seen the movie I would have been able to visualize what was happening. "
— Brandon, 12/8/2013" Don't shoot me, but what I love most about this and Jurassic Park is the chaos theory stuff. =) "
— Natalie, 12/7/2013" another example of a classic crichton book. a good sequal equally filled with logic, suspense and adventure. "
— Kenric, 11/8/2013" Crichton is a master at discribing smalles. "
— Dylan, 8/18/2013" Well written but plot was too similar to original "
— Jessica, 7/4/2013" Not as good as the first book but defiantly better than the movie! "
— Elise, 7/1/2013" Didn't even pick up where Jurassic Park really left off, could barely make my way through it! "
— Erica, 3/18/2013" It was not as good as the first one, but it was okay. It was pure entertainment and lacked the depth of the first. "
— Telly, 11/22/2012" I didn't know it was possible, but this book actually made me jump. Pretty much my favorite book by pretty much my favorite author. "
— Spencer, 11/20/2012" Good, but not at the same level as J-Park. "
— Jesse, 8/7/2012" Great science, average prose. The story felt forced, like it was written only because Jurassic Park was so popular and the publisher wanted a follow up. "
— AE, 6/30/2012" Jurassic Park was better by far. By far. But this one was alright. "
— Ashley, 6/2/2012" Much better then the movie and I loved the movies! "
— Elizabeth, 3/10/2012" Doesn't compare to Jurassic Park. Has sequel-itis. "
— Vickie, 3/4/2012" The book was SOOOOO much better then the movie. I look at birds differently to this day b/c of one of the first chapters. LOL "
— Susanne, 12/12/2011" Dinos! Danger, action, adventure! More dinos! More money! "
— Kaethe, 10/16/2011" A continuation of "Jurassic Park." Fast read, interesting story. "
— Dolly, 10/14/2011" It started out puzzling and capturing, a great book. Throughout the chapters it became even more puzzling and amazing and exciting until you reach this large climax that just goes&goes&goes until about the last page. Overall, it was well written and enjoyable, but very anticlimactic. "
— Maria, 9/9/2011" This book was good don't get me wrong but it feels kind of rushed and the ending was.....confusing to say the least. so yes i much prefer the first novel "
— Chris, 5/22/2011" good stuff on paleontological theory wrapped in a cheesy plot "
— jeff, 5/10/2011" A worthy sequel to an excellent novel. Even after this one ended, I was hoped Michael Crichton would visit this subject again. "
— Gary, 5/10/2011" Action packed, fast moving, and well written. "
— Caitlin, 5/2/2011" Preferred the first one, but this was still good. "
— Jess, 5/1/2011" A strange book about dinosaurs recreated on an island in Costa Rica. Not of of the best Chrichton's I've read. "
— Alice, 4/30/2011" Actually I read this book in portuguese "
— Adriana, 4/29/2011" Pretty good. Most interesting than Jurassic Park because the animals weren't contained and I love Malcolm. All and all it was pretty good! "
— Jamie, 4/27/2011" very interesting but it was a good for the family/friends to read <br/> "
— S.alex, 4/27/2011" Disappointing, read it once ages ago, liked it better as a kid. "
— Sjoerd, 4/24/2011" Good but not as good as Jurassic Park, a little disappointing compared to some other of his work. "
— Jess, 4/14/2011Michael Crichton (1942–2008) is one of the most prolific bestselling authors of all time with over 200 million copies sold worldwide, in forty languages, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, Next, Prey, Disclosure, Eaters of the Dead, and Congo. His books have been adapted into fifteen films, most notably Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg which launched one of the highest-grossing entertainment franchises of all time. A remarkable and versatile talent, Crichton wrote and directed several films including Westworld, The Great Train Robbery (based on his novel), and Coma and created the television series ER. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After writing novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson while he was still a medical student, his first bestseller as Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain, was adapted into a classic film.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.