Sphere
Ranked #20 in Pulp Fiction, Ranked #34 in Ships — see more rankings.
A group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the ocean floor in the middle of the South Pacific. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently, undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old....
"The suspense is real."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book... more
"The suspense is real."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Estelle Francis This has got to be one of my all-time favourite books. As you say, Crichton manages to incorporate countless scientific details without it becoming too overwhelming. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Sphere is ranked in the following categories:
- #36 in Ocean
- #49 in Sci-Fi Horror
- #88 in Syfy
- #68 in Thriller
- #65 in Thriller Suspense
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