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Michael Crichton & James Patterson Volcano Novel ‘Eruption’ Auction Today; Read Sherri Crichton Letter On Book’s Long Road


Michael Crichton & James Patterson Volcano Novel 'Eruption' Auction Today; Read Sherri Crichton Letter On Decades-Long Road

Michael Crichton and James PattersonJonathan Exley/Stephanie Diani EXCLUSIVE: Back in the day, Michael Crichton novels would enter the movie auction marketplace and routinely sell for more money than commercial fiction by any other author. The book is Eruption, a big scale disaster novel tale that Crichton spent 20 years working on before his untimely death. It’s expected to be a big sale, continuing the legacy of the brilliant author behind everything from Jurassic Park, Westworld, Twister, ER and so many others.

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