**18. Next** (was very confused the whole time; the stitched-together plotlines was very weird to follow along; ultimately couldn’t tell if I was supposed to be taking anything seriously or not)
**17. State of Fear** (had some good tension and action sequences, but as an environmental I could not get behind the message of this book; I will concede that it was interesting reading the mindset of the opposite side of the issue)
**16. Prey** (good mystery, but mostly I just felt existential dread from the fear of nanobots taking over…)
**15. Sphere** (again, good mystery; great tension; but I was disappointed by the end; didn’t think the payoff was really worth it)
**14. The Terminal Man** (decent read, not too long; liked the protagonist, felt bad for Benson, but the ending was way too abrupt; didn’t even have an epilogue)
**13. Rising Sun** (probably the best mystery so far; loved Crichton’s take on a police drama, but the themes revolving around Japan have not aged well at all)
**12. Congo** (liked the protagonist’s dynamic with Amy; good action; but ultimately the decisions of a certain character in the end really irritated me)
**11. Micro** (awesome rated-R take on *Honey I Shrunk The Kids*! truly didn’t know what to expect at all, loved the action and how nobody was safe; only downside was the romance was a little forced)
**10. Disclosure** (very interesting business drama; while this might not’ve aged too well like Rising Sun, it was interesting to read a story themed around double standards even if it could’ve been portrayed better)
**9. Dragon Teeth** (really enjoyed this one; not much of the Bone Wars in media today; Johnson’s character development was awesome to read!)
**8. Airframe** (Casey easily became one of my favorite Crichton protagonists; really interesting to read about the engineering of planes, makes them feel safer)
**7. Timeline** (never been a fan of time travel, but this one somehow fixed it for me!; enjoyed each of the protagonists; action and tension were great; loved how the history was portrayed and written)
**6. The Great Train Robbery** (all around great read; cool seeing the heist planned out, carried out, and what ultimately befell the characters; was also interesting to read about Victorian England)
**5. Eaters of the Dead** (loved Crichton’s take on Beowulf! loved how the Norse world was portrayed and how Crichton made the story more grounded in the real world)
**4. Pirate Latitudes** (this felt like *Game of Thrones* meets *Pirates of the Caribbean* and it was all-around awesome! Still waiting for that film adaptation we’re supposedly getting…)
**3. The Andromeda Strain** (I mean, how could I not rank this one high? Classic Crichton, read this so many times; short but so so good!)
**2. The Lost World** (biased because I loved Jurassic Park; has some issues being Crichton’s first and only sequel (Andromeda Evolution doesn’t count), but I still love it!)
**1. Jurassic Park** (again, very biased; read this book so many times I’ve lost count; I’m a nerdy JP fanboy and always will be)
Again, this is all my own personal opinion and you will undoubtedly have different tastes in your books than I do. Feel free to leave your own rankings down below, talk about your favorites/least favorite ones, and which choices I made made you agree or disagree!
by TemporarilyOOO