RIP: Michael Crichton

From About.com - Author Michael Crichton has passed at the age of 66. Author of The Andromeda Strain (1969) and Jurassic Park (1990). Crichton's other forays into science-fiction and fantasy include Sphere (1987) and Timeline (1999). He died Tuesday at the age of 66 Reports are that the cause was cancer.

The Andromeda Strain is being developed as a miniseries

From Blackfish publishing via SF Signals:

Michael Crichton's first novel The Andromeda Strain has already spawned a decent movie version, directed by SF legend Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still The Haunting Star Trek: The Motion Picture) back in 1971. But now it's been snapped up by Ridley and Tony Scott who will produced a TV series of the story – the apocalyptic tale of an alien germ that comes to Earth and threatens to wipe out humanity. Planned as a four-to-six hour mini-series, it will be broadcast late next year on America's A&E network