As, for example, reported at the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy weblog, Michael Crichton's Secret Life Reprinted in Paperback, as Hard Case Crime is republishing some of Crichton's early work that he had originally published under the pseudonym 'John Lange'.
I have to admit I'm kind of looking forward to having a look at some of these -- The Andromeda Strain, right from around that time, remains an early read that's still strong in my memory (as is the very different The Great Train Robbery, and his script for Westworld -- along with the film version of The Andromeda Strain, a TV staple that I caught whenever it came on). The later stuff did not appeal as much -- with Sphere and its cop-out ending a nadir and Prey, the only one of his books currently under review at the complete review, pretty underwhelming, too -- but he had always had some interesting ideas.
I have to admit I'm kind of looking forward to having a look at some of these -- The Andromeda Strain, right from around that time, remains an early read that's still strong in my memory (as is the very different The Great Train Robbery, and his script for Westworld -- along with the film version of The Andromeda Strain, a TV staple that I caught whenever it came on). The later stuff did not appeal as much -- with Sphere and its cop-out ending a nadir and Prey, the only one of his books currently under review at the complete review, pretty underwhelming, too -- but he had always had some interesting ideas.