《A New Collection of Three Complete Novels_ Congo_ Sphere》作者：- Michael C

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SPHERE ?? A Novel by Michael Crichton ?? BALLANTINE BOOKS ?? NEW YORK ?? Sale of this book without a front cover may be unauthorized. If this book is coverless, it may have been reported to the publisher as “unsold or destroyed” and neither the author nor the Publisher may have received payment for it. ?? Copyright ??1987 by Michael Crichton ?? All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States of America by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. ?? Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 86-46321 ?? http://www.randomhouse.com ?? ISBN 0-345-35314-5 ?? This edition published by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ?? Manufactured in the United States of America ?? First International Edition: February 1988 First U.S. Edition: August 1988 ?? 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 ?? ?? FOR LYNN NESBIT ?? When a scientist views things, he’s not considering the incredible at all. —LOUIS I. KAHN ?? You can’t fool nature. —RICHARD FEYNMAN ?? During the preparation of this manuscript, I received help and encouragement from Caroline Conley, Kurt Villadsen, Lisa Plonsker, Valery Pine, Anne-Marie Martin, John Deubert, Lynn Nesbit, and Bob Gottlieb. I am grateful to them all. ?? CONTENTS ?? THE SURFACE 1 THE DEEP 45 THE MONSTER 171 THE POWER 267 ?? THE SURFACE ?? WEST OF TONGA