RIP Michael Crichton

A note for the passing of Michael Crichton, who died of cancer aged 66 this week. This is more a personal note from me than an actual Openned related one. Though now I tend to spend more time with contemporary poetry than I do with popular science fiction, I still remember the joy of being 12 years old and discovering Jurassic Park in my Dad's suitcase after he had returned from a trip to the US. I read it within a couple of days, which at the time I felt to be a formidable achievement. We all have those authors who perhaps we would not return to now, for whatever reason, but whose writings at some stage captured our imaginations. Michael Crichton was one of mine.

UPDATE: Someone else shares my view.