A compellingly scientific story well adapted into an exciting action film by Stephen Spielberg. Crichton's novels have always been believable science-fiction set in the present or near future, and this one was tailor made to be brought to the big screen. Like other Crichton's novels, Jurassic Park is a gripping, suspenseful tale of what happens when science, engineering, and technology goals are pursued without adequate consideration for the unintended consequences. Beware of what you create.