Book description
From the Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park
comes this classic Crichton page-turner, weaving together heart-pounding
thrills with cutting-edge technology.
Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a
state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by nothing but cactus and
coyotes for miles and miles. Inside, eight people are trapped - because
outside, waiting for them, looking for them, is a predatory swarm of
micro-particles that they themselves created. The swarm is getting
bigger and more powerful by the hour, and they must find a way to stop
it before it gets inside - unless it's already too late…
Once again, Michael Crichton combines up-to-the-minute science with
relentless pacing to create an electrifying techno-thriller. 'One of
the most ingenious, inventive thriller writers around … Prey sees him
doing what he does best - taking the very latest scientific advances and
showing us their potentially terrifying underbelly. Another high-concept
treat … written in consummate page-turning style … fascinating.'
Observer
'This is Crichton on top form, preying on our fears about new technology
and convincing us that we aren't half as afraid as we should be.'
The Times
'Mixing cutting-edge science with thrills and spills, this is classic Crichton.'
Daily Mirror
'Reading Crichton is like taking a speed-reading course, your eyes
flying across the page because you're completely gripped and desperate
to know what's going to happen next.'
Time Out Michael Crichton is the author of The Andromeda Strain,
Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, The Terminal Man, The Lost World,
Airframe and Timeline. He is the winner of an Edgar Award (1980; The
Great Train Robbery) as well as an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer's Guild
of America Award for the television series ER.
