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"Science fiction thriller about an interstellar asteroid that a rich man is trying to have transported over the ocean but it's so heavy it needs special engineers and if saltwater touches it, it will kill people"
February 25, 2026
Sphere
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Sphere

Michael Crichton, Jacques Polanis

1980
4.2
67 editions
Novels (Congo / Eaters of the Dead / Sphere)
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Novels (Congo / Eaters of the Dead / Sphere)

Michael Crichton

1994
4.2
2 editions
No Cover
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Bestsellers by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park / Rising Sun / Sphere)

Michael Crichton

1993
4.2
1 edition
No Cover
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Sphere by Michael Crichton (1987-05-12)

Michael Crichton

1763
4.2
1 edition
The Andromeda Strain
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The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton

1969
4.2
64 editions
Rising Sun / The Andromeda Strain / Binary
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Rising Sun / The Andromeda Strain / Binary

Michael Crichton

1994
4.2
2 editions
The Michael Crichton Collection (Andromeda Strain / Jurassic Park / Lost World)
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The Michael Crichton Collection (Andromeda Strain / Jurassic Park / Lost World)

Michael Crichton

2000
4.2
1 edition
Project Hail Mary
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Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

2021
4.2
23 editions
No Cover
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Andy Weir's 3-Book Collection Set (Project Hail Mary, Artemis, the Martian)

Andy Weir

2022
4.2
1 edition
Seveneves
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Seveneves

Neal Stephenson

2015
4.2
20 editions
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