It’s an unusual position that Michael Crichton is finding himself in, he concedes, as he talks about the controversy in his hotel room during a publicity tour for “Rising Sun.” ...

Washington — Michael Crichton is so low-key, so laconic, that he can say almost anything and seem eminently reasonable. So when asked if he truly believes the Japanese are “the most rac… ...

Michael Crichton has seen several of his book turned into films and TV shows over the years, ... "Rising Sun" was the first Michael Crichton adaptation to follow the tidal wave of "Jurassic Park." ...

Michael Crichton’s page-turning and often terrifying books, including “Jurassic Park,” “Disclosure,” “Rising Sun” and “The Terminal Man,” have sold more than 150 million copies.

As a novelist, Crichton came back stronger than ever in the 1990s with bestsellers such as “Jurassic Park,” “Rising Sun,” “Disclosure,” “The Lost World,” “Airframe” and ...

Many of his books became major Hollywood movies, including "Jurassic Park," "Rising Sun" and "Disclosure." Crichton himself directed and wrote "The Great Train Robbery" and he co-wrote the script ...

Other Crichton novels adapted for the big screen include "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere," "Disclosure," "Rising Sun" and "Timeline." Crichton was also the creator and executive producer of the ...

The sense of decline was captured by two best-selling books, both published in 1992: Michael Crichton’s novel “Rising Sun,” which envisaged a future dominated by Japan, and Lester Thurow’s ...