The Terminal Man

Reviewed by: William 

By Michael Crichton

272 pages

    Crichton's work is always excellent. His combination of realistic science fiction and horror never cease to amaze. This book was particularly fascinating as at the books end he cites multiple sources demonstrating how the electronic techniques used in the book can and have been used in real life. He set up the story as if it were based upon an actual event. He does this so well that I still have no idea whether it actually happened or not. The story revolves around an extremely ill man. When he is sane he is not dangerous, but his disease hampers brain function. So, in an effort to solve the danger centered around his illness, machinery is hooked up to his brain to prevent injury. But things go very wrong very quickly as his brain accepts the machinery too well, and it begins to take him over. An excellent story that I would recommend to anyone, but especially to those who love science fiction.