Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park novel sequel The Lost World first appeared in 1995.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, The Lost World followed the success of Crichton’s 1990 novel Jurassic Park. Its story returns to the scientific and ethical consequences of recreating dinosaurs, with mathematician Ian Malcolm becoming the central viewpoint character.
The novel’s title references Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1912 adventure novel The Lost World, which also features a hidden prehistoric environment. Crichton’s book is not a direct screenplay for the 1997 film, although both works use Isla Sorna and include Ian Malcolm.
The film adaptation changed major plot details, characters, and locations. For example, the movie gives Malcolm a daughter named Kelly and moves the climax to San Diego, while the novel follows a different sequence of events and themes.