The Lost World: A Novel [Paperback]

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author ofTimeline, Sphere,andCongocomes the sequel to the smash-hitJurassic Park,a thriller that’s been millions of years in the making.
 
“Fast and gripping.”—The Washington Post Book World
 
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, and the island indefinitely closed to the public.
 
There are rumors that something has survived. . . .
 
“Harrowing thrills . . . fast-paced and engaging.”—People
 
“A very scary read.”—Entertainment Weekly
 
“Action-packed.”—New YorkDaily News
 
“An edge-of-the-seat tale.”—St. Petersburg Times

Michael Crichton’s novels includeThe Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure,andThe Lost World. He was as well the creator of the television seriesER. Crichton died in 2008.

The Lost World: Story Excerpt ~ Diego

In places, the Jeep track was hardly recognizable, so thickly had the jungle grown back. Clearly, no one had used this road for many years, and the jungle was always ready to return.

Behind him, Diego grunted, swore softly. Levine turned and saw Diego lifting his foot gingerly; he had stepped to mid-ankle in a pile of green animal-droppings. Levine went back.

Diego scraped his boot clean on the stem of a fern. The droppings appeared to be composed of pale flecks of hay, mixed with green. The material was light and crumbly - dried, old. There was no smell.

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