Michael Crichton, famous speculative fiction and thriller author, died Nov 4 after a long battle with cancer. He was 66.<br clear="all"><br>Though he's best known for his novels and his work challenging scientists, he also wrote the graphical text adventure, <i>Amazon </i>(C64, 1984) and directed and designed <i>Timeline</i> (Windows, 2000), the game based on his novel.<br>
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<br>I was incredibly shocked and saddened to hear this when I got home from work today. Crichton's work with Jurassic Park was what inspired me to become a writer. If I hadn't read his novels, chances are I wouldn't be as good a writer as I am today. I'm sad I never got the chance to meet him, but am grateful for his work.<br>
<br>-- <br>The sleep of Reason produces monsters.<br><br>"Until next time..."<br>Captain Commando<br>