Summary: <Tab/>The Andromeda Strain is a strain that gets caught on a satellite that's orbiting the earth. Due to an accident, the satellite comes crashing down to earth. It lands in a remote part of the country and the government decides to investigate. When they send a team of two into the city, they find bodies, something they did not expect to see. They continue to travel and survey the …
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…first bestseller. It is a very drawn out Science Fiction book. I would call it Science Fiction because of the idea behind it, the world's first encounter with a biological alien weapon. I thought it was not one of his better books due to the very detailed description of every character but the plot was good. Crichton made a good start with this book in plot development but he continued on to write better books.