by Michael Crichton · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401492303
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«Esfera» is the science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (508 pages, in Spanish).
At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, a spacecraft of enormous dimensions and unknown origin is discovered. The American authorities send a team of scientists to study it, but the unsettling power emanating from the find threatens the expedition and all life on Earth.
This edition belongs to the Los jet collection from Plaza & Janés (no. 202) and the translation is by Daniel R. Yagolkowski.
For readers of science fiction and suspense who enjoy underwater discoveries and the tension of the unknown.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
