Science fiction as literary work is not my favorite pastime, although I favor the science fiction movies.

Michael Crichton passed away this year, leaving a legacy of 13 of his 15 books turning into movies.  I believe I saw all of them, even when I was very young my mother, a devoted science fiction reader, went to the movie theater with me in tow to see The Andromeda Strain and Westworld.  

If you know anything about making movies, 13 out of 15 books into movies is quite a score.  Los Angeles Times produced a wonderful eleven-photo-gallery memorial of Crichton’s work in Hollywood by Rachel Abramowitz. It’s worth taking a look by clicking on his picture.