Review

The Andromeda Evolution is a fast-moving techno-thriller that feels oddly prescient

By Colin Steele
May 16 2020 - 12:00am
  • The Andromeda Evolution, by Michael Crichton with Daniel H. Wilson. HarperCollins. $32.99.

The Crichton estate, when they commissioned Daniel H. Wilson to write The Andromeda Evolution to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Michael Crichton's iconic novel The Andromeda Strain, could not have anticipated the arrival of the coronavirus in 2020. The idea of a global pandemic spelling the end of the human race is a sobering fictional backdrop to present-day viral reality.

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