The Lost World is a 1995 science fiction action novel written by Michael Crichton, and the sequel to his 1990 novel Jurassic Park. It is Crichton's tenth novel under his own name, his twentieth overall, and the only sequel he ever wrote.
The Lost World was the only sequel Michael Crichton wrote, and he saw it as a challenge. The title was of course a reference to Arthur Conan Doyle, whose 1912 novel told of explorers visiting a remote plateau to confront dinosaurs.
Michael Crichton’s novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, and The Lost World. He was as well the creator of the television series ER.
The Lost World is an American techno-thriller novel and the sequel to Jurassic Park, written by Michael Crichton, published on . The plot sees an expedition led by Ian Malcolm eighteen months after August 1993 embarking to Isla Sorna, "the Lost World".
To prepare for the release of Jurassic World: Rebirth later this year, I finally read The Lost World, Michael Crichton’s sequel to the legendary Jurassic Park. It’s an excellent follow on to the first book, that actually manages to improve on it in several ways.
Readers who engage with this sequel will appreciate Crichton’s reflective and cautionary stance on the world around us. The Lost World evokes a sense of wonder, tension, and an urgent reminder that sometimes, darkness lurks just beyond comprehension.
Many of his novels, most famously Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, became cultural phenomena, combining imaginative adventure with grounded scientific speculation, often exploring humanity’s overreach in genetics, biotechnology, and complex systems.