Wilson managed quite well with what he had to work with. Though I think it is clear enough that The Andromeda Evolution isn’t a one hundred percent Crichton original, in my opinion, Daniel H. To begin with, I think the most important aspect to address about this novel is its posthumous publication, largely because such works often tend to underwhelm their readers compared to the originals they are following. Wilson, The Andromeda Evolution Taking the Battle to the Microbe in The Andromeda Evolution Of all the ways you can limit yourself, your own self-definition is the most powerful. The task at hand is much more difficult than last time out, pitting the scientists against a shifting and unpredictable enemy, one well-poised to snuff out life not only on Earth, but wherever else it might exist. However, the strain in question isn’t standing still… on the contrary, it is evolving, growing ever-more-efficient and becoming a mortal danger to the human species. With humanity being better-prepared this time, they activate Project Wildfire, bringing the world’s greatest minds together to tackle the threat. The government is just about to pull the plug from the project for all the resources it drains without yielding results, when a terrifying discovery is made in the Brazilian jungle.Ī terrain-mapping drone has discovered a bizarre otherworldly anomaly, and infinitely worse, the signature of the deadly strain which nearly brought humanity to its knees. Naturally, numerous resources are spent to monitor our space for the reappearance of the deadly microparticle, but for over fifty years literally no detection has occurred. Years and years have passed since the previous team of top scientists managed to contain the Andromeda strain crisis, saving all of humanity right before a catastrophic nuclear explosion, and life continued as it always had before. The story takes us decades into the future into what we can essentially consider as our modern-day present. Now, the story continues in the posthumously-published sequel, The Andromeda Evolution, co-written with Daniel H. Pitting us against a potentially-real enemy we can hardly detect, it’s the stuff nightmares are made of, as Michael Crichton explored in The Andromeda Strain over fifty years ago.
Of all the different ways in which the world could end (or at least, human life on Earth), I personally find the bacterial apocalypse to be the most frightening and insidious one.
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