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"Ingenious and beguiling."
--Time

"Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain."
--Los Angeles Times

"Sphere may be Crichton's best novel, but even if it ranked only second or third, it would be a must for suspense... Read Full Overview

Now available in trade paperback, New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton's classic science fiction thriller.

In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. It is... Read Full Overview

"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book should come with hot buttered popcorn." NEWSWEEK A group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the ocean floor in the middle... Read Full Overview

"Ingenious and beguiling."
--Time

"Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain."
--Los Angeles Times

"Sphere may be Crichton's best novel, but even if it ranked only second or third, it... Read Full Overview

"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book should come with hot buttered popcorn." NEWSWEEK A group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the ocean floor in the middle... Read Full Overview

"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book should come with hot buttered popcorn."NEWSWEEKA group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the ocean floor in the middle... Read Full Overview

"Ingenious and beguiling."
--Time

"Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain."
--Los Angeles Times

"Sphere may be Crichton's best novel, but even if it ranked only second or third, it... Read Full Overview

In the middle of the South Pacific, 1,000 feet below the surface, a huge spaceship is discovered resting on the ocean floor. Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at a logical explanation. "A page-turner... Read Full Overview