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The Andromeda Strain
Author	Michael Crichton
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date	May 12, 1969
Country	United States
Genre(s)	Science Fiction
ISBN	ISBN 0-394-41525-6
Related	The Andromeda Strain (movie) The Andromeda Strain (miniseries)

The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 novel by Michael Chrichton. The novel was adapted for the screen in the 1971 film The Andromeda Strain. A Ridley Scott miniseries starring Benjamin Bratt, based on the novel is planned for 2008. In the novel, a team of scientists investigate a deadly virus of extraterrestrial origin

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