Book description
An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing
novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton's greatest adventures
with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology,
and extraordinary research
Three men are found dead in a locked second-floor office in Honolulu.
There is no sign of struggle, though their bodies are covered in
ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts. With no evidence, the police dismiss it as
a bizarre suicide pact. But the murder weapon is still in the room,
almost invisible to the human eye.
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront
of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up
company. Nanigen MicroTechnologies sends them to a mysterious laboratory
in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open up a
whole new scientific frontier.
But this opportunity of a lifetime will teach them the true cost of
existing at the cutting-edge…
The group becomes prey to a technology of radical, unimaginable power
and is thrust out into the teeming rainforest. Armed only with their
knowledge of the natural world, the young scientists face a hostile
wilderness that threatens danger at every turn.
To survive, they must harness the awe-inspiring creative - and
destructive - forces of nature itself. Praise for Prey:
'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' 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
Praise for Next:
'A wonderful farrago, energetically stirring up a lot of scientific,
medical, business and legal issues… marvellous' Evening Standard
'A satirical black-comedy thriller… Crichton writes likes Tom Wolfe on
speed… completely brilliant… Crichton's treatise on how breakthroughs in
genetic science have been hijacked by science is anything but dull… top
form' Daily Mail
'One of the most reliable purveyors of brain-engaged fiction at work
today… he is too good a writer not to nail us… diverting stuff' Daily Express
'Crichton has certainly done his research… his alarm is hard to
dispute… compelling… extremely funny' Sunday Times
'Be very afraid… expertly blending science fact with fiction, Crichton
sets up mind-boggling scenarios where doctors, lawyers, scientists and
big business play God… the pace and intrigue last to the final page'
News of the World
'A satiric polemic… a convincing and scary warning from Crichton'
Sunday Times
Praise for State of Fear:
'The pages whip by. Does exactly what you want the prose in a thriller
to do' Telegraph
'Crichton's new novel is an environmental adventure of truly global
proportions. Intelligent, readable and guaranteed to get the grey matter
going' Mirror
'A page-turner…this is an action-packed read concerning a Machiavellian
global-warming scam' Daily Mail Michael Crichton's novels include
Next, State of Fear, Prey, Timeline, Jurassic Park, and The Andromeda
Strain. He is also known as a filmmaker and the creator of ER. He has
sold over 200 million books, which have been translated into thirty-six
languages; thirteen have been made into films. He remains the only
writer to have had the number one book, movie, and TV show at the same
time. He died in 2008.
