From the introduction: The year is 1993. John Hammond has used his company, InGen, to gather ancient DNA and clone planes and animals. Rather than use this discovery to advance the world's understanding of genetics, he jealously guards the secret and used it to create his very own out-of-time world monster theme park. Competitors try to steal his company's secret or sabotage him, but in the end it's usually everyday people who suffer from these plots.