![]() Wilson said he did his best to honor "the world of 'The Andromeda Strain ,'" while adding in the numerous space-exploration missions that have taken place since the novel was published. To him, space seemed a natural place to set the sequel because much of "Andromeda" was set underground - the idea of opposites really appealed to him, he said. ![]() When Wilson heard that the estate managers wanted him to move forward with a "Strain" sequel, "It was a dream come true," Wilson said. I love scientists solving these problems, and just all the technology, the really sophisticated stuff," Wilson said. The other one was "Sphere" (Knopf, 1987) - which also deals with extraterrestrial life. "The Andromeda Strain" was one of Wilson's two favorite Crichton novels while he was growing up. ![]() "I read one book and I went and found every other book of his I could get my hands on." "When I was a kid, I was huge into science fiction, and of course Crichton ended up being someone that I read repeatedly," Wilson told. ![]()
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