New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition. 295pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book is free of marks or inscriptions; spine slightly cocked, a few bumps and smudges to boards, text block shows modest aging. Price-clipped wrapper is bright, with minor toning. Well kept.

Crichton's first book published under his own name. A satellite returns to Earth harboring a deadly plague. Basis for the 1971 movie directed by Robert Wise.