Robin Cook Coma

Coma is Robin Cook's first major published novel, published by Signet Book in 1977. Contrary to popular myth,[clarification needed] Coma was preceded by the lesser known The Year of the Intern (also published by Signet Book) in 1973.

Coma literary awards and notations include being a New York Times best seller (reaching its highest position "Number 6" in the fiction category as reported October 6, 1977).[3] Coma was included in the Fiction category of "The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year" listing (forerunner to The New York Times's current "100 Notable Books of [Year]" listing) from which the "Best Book of the Year" is selected. Though not an official award, Coma has been called 1977's "number one thriller of the year" by The New York Times Book Review.