Original sentence: Popular author Michael Crichton states in his book State of Fear; "an explication that's too rarely seen in fiction  of scientific arguments, complete with 18 pages of references, and, finally, a five-page policy brief of the author's conclusions drawn from the science he learned while writing his novel"),
Edited sentence: Popular author Michael Crichton states in his book State of Fear (which despite being a work of fiction is widely regarded as a good source of valid criticism of environmentalists; "an explication that's too rarely seen in fiction  of scientific arguments, complete with 18 pages of references, and, finally, a five-page policy brief of the author's conclusions drawn from the science he learned while writing his novel"),