Michael Crichton (author) loses battle to cancer
 

http://gawker.com/5077315/michael-crichton-1942+2008

Oh god, this is so sad. :( RIP.

I really loved Timeline.

Re: Michael Crichton (author) loses battle to cancer
 

He died? :confused:

I dind't even know he was ill! :(
*reads article*

That's a shame. I have (read) 11 of his books, I really liked them.

Re: Michael Crichton (author) loses battle to cancer
 

I still find it curiously interesting that he was 6'9.

You just don't see that many tall writers.

Re: Michael Crichton (author) loses battle to cancer
 

Ahh, in Timeline the people that went back in time were taller than everyone. I can see where he got the inspiration for those kinds of conversations then.

Re: Michael Crichton (author) loses battle to cancer
 

That really sucks. I remember reading his books back in Middle Shool and High School. He really was a good author.

At the very least he left behind a legacy. I don't doubt that he will be remember for a long time if not forever. Like Carlin or Bernie Mac, he really lived life to the fullest.

Re: Michael Crichton (author) loses battle to cancer
 

i remember reading the Andromeda Strain back in eighth grade; Jurassic Park, and the Lost World in my freshman year of high school, and Timeline, Congo and Prey up until this point; and i can say that they were all fantastic books. he'll hopefully live on to be one of the greats of all time.