I just got news from my father that one of my all time favorite authors has passed on.
He heard it on the radio... so I did a quick search and found no breaking news on it, then I went to his wikipedia page... which listed his death as yesterday, 11/4/08.
The bottom of his biography states that he lost a private battle with Cancer.
Chrichton was one of my favorite authors, and if I were to aspire to write he would likely be my hero. I liked 'Jurassic Park' and 'Lost World' when I was younger, but I recently rediscovered him through two of my now alltime favorite novels 'Prey' and 'State of Fear'.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Chrichton.