Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting.The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate Americas western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. Against this backdrop two paleontologists pillage the Wild West for dinosaur fossils, while deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars.Into this treacherous territory plunges William Johnson, a Yale student with more privilege than sense. Determined to win a bet against his arch-rival, William has joined world-renowned paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh on his latest expedition. But Marsh becomes convinced that William is spying for his nemesis, Edwin Drinker Cope, and abandons him in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a locus of crime and vice.Soon William joins forces with Cope and stumbles upon a discovery of historic proportions. The struggle to protect this extraordinary treasure, however, will test Williams newfound resilience and pit him against some of the Wests most dangerous and notorious characters
Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting.The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate Americas western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. Against this backdrop two paleontologists pillage the Wild West for dinosaur fossils, while deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars.Into this treacherous territory plunges William Johnson, a Yale student with more privilege than sense. Determined to win a bet against his arch-rival, William has joined world-renowned paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh on his latest expedition. But Marsh becomes convinced that William is spying for his nemesis, Edwin Drinker Cope, and abandons him in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a locus of crime and vice.Soon William joins forces with Cope and stumbles upon a discovery of historic proportions. The struggle to protect this extraordinary treasure, however, will test Williams newfound resilience and pit him against some of the Wests most dangerous and notorious characters
DRAGON TEETH es un libro del autor CRICHTON, MICHAEL editado por HARPER COLLINS. DRAGON TEETH tiene un código de ISBN 978-0-00-824045-5 y consta de 336 Páginas.
Un thriller científico donde el hombre y la máquina se enfrentan en un intrigante duelo. Harry Benson padece una enfermedad que lo lleva a protagonizar episodios violentos de los que después no guarda ningun recuerdo. Pero existe una esperanza para Harry: un ordenador capaz de frenar sus impulsos. Lo que nadie sabe es que la relacion que se establece entre ambos excede todas las previsiones. Un libro con una trama ingeniosa y personajes creibles. Una de las primeras obras de Michael Crichton ahora recuperada para su biblioteca en DeBols!llo. ¿Puede un ordenador controlar y reducir nuestros impulsos violentos?
