Editing The Andromeda Strain (section)

==Reception==
Reviews for ''The Andromeda Strain'' were overwhelmingly positive, and the novel was an American bestseller, establishing Michael Crichton as a respected novelist and science-fiction writer. ''The Andromeda Strain'' is one of the books credited with creating the [[techno-thriller]] genre.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ryan |first=William F. |date=1993 |title=The Genesis of the Techno-Thriller |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/205377123 |journal=The Virginia Quarterly Review |volume=69 |issue=1 |pages=26–27|id={{ProQuest|205377123 }}}}</ref>

''[[The Pittsburgh Press]]'' said it was "relentlessly suspenseful... A hair-raising experience." The ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' called it "Hideously plausible suspense... will glue you to your chair." ''[[Library Journal]]'' said ''The Andromeda Strain'' was "One of the most important novels of the year".

''[[The New York Times]]'''s [[Christopher Lehmann-Haupt]] said, "Tired out by a long day in the country, I was awake way past bedtime. My arms were numb from propping up my head. By turning from side to side, I had driven the cats from their place at the foot of the bed, and they were disgruntled. I was very likely disturbing my wife's sleep. But I was well into Michael Crichton's ''The Andromeda Strain''. And he had me convinced it was all really happening."<ref>First Ballantine Books Edition: January 1993</ref>