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Praise for Michael Crichton: '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 on Prey 'Mixing cutting-edge science with thrills and spills, this is classic Crichton' Daily Mirror on Prey '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 on Next 'The pages whip by. Does exactly what you want the prose in a thriller to do' Telegraph on State of Fear
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Three men are found dead in the locked second floor office of a Honolulu building, with no sign of struggle except ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly unrecognizable to the human eye. In the lush forests of Oahu, an advance in micro-robotics has put unheard-of resources at the fingertips of science; trillions of previously unknown micro-organisms, tens of thousands of species of bacteria, are being discovered, feeding a search for new life-saving drugs and profitable applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a group of graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited to work at a cutting-edge microbiology start-up. Nanigen MicroTechnologies’ exploratory work is conducted under a veil of secrecy and promises the young researchers the chance to wield unprecedented new tools at the limits of scientific discovery. To participate they must commit now and come to Hawaii—or be left behind and watch their peers reap the rewards. But when the true costs of Nanigen’s innovations are revealed in Oahu, the graduate students find themselves cast out of the stable certainties of the lab, thrust into a hostile wilderness, prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power. An instant classic, Michael Crichton’s boundary-pushing and up-to-the-minute final thriller has all the hallmarks of his greatest adventures. And no one is better suited to complete this novel than visionary science writer Richard Preston: pitting nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion, Micro melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Crichton's last book... and sadly, his worst.,
This review is from: Micro: A Novel (Hardcover)
This book is not very good. In fact, it is just plain awful. It pains me to say that since Michael Crichton is one of my favorite fiction writers to read. Part of this book (Crichton's last), was found unfinished on his personal computer after his death a few years ago. Therefore, it is co-written by some guy named Richard Preston (?). I'm wondering if all they found on this book was a title and introduction, and then said, "go with it, we're sure to make money." - It should be noted, Crichton's book Pirates: Latitudes was also discovered posthumously, and it was a great book!At any rate, here's the plot in a nutshell. Some evil corporate types/scientists have discovered a technology that can shrink objects and people... blah... blah... blah... mix Honey I Shrunk the Kids with Jurassic Park and you get Micro. The thing that has always made Michael Crichton's science fiction enjoyable was his in-depth scientific research, compelling thriller narrative, and just barely beyond believable plot... The things that makes Micro awful are the shear unbelievability of the story, the poor character development, and disjointed storyline... bottom line: don't waste your time.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, its that bad!,
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This review is from: Micro: A Novel (Hardcover)
I like Richard Preston, as a Microbiologist myself his book "Hot Zone" is one of my favorites and firmly rooted in actual science, not sure what happened here although I think "Cha Ching" had a lot to do with it. I wasn't sure what to expect with this book given its title, I guess I thought it would be a little far fetched as Crichton's books typically are. It was about 100 pages in when I just couldn't take it any more, its rare that I don't finish a book. Nano technology is an evolving field to be sure but it couldn't be further from this "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" farce. Unless you are prepared to have your intelligence insulted repeatedly, do NOT buy this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining, not earth shattering,
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This review is from: Micro Unabridged: A Novel (Audio CD)
Michael Chrichton passed away in 2008. He had begun work on Micro and was about 1/3 of the way done. Richard Preston was hired to finish the book based on Chrichton's notes and research. Chrichton himself has been quoted as saying that Micro would be "an adventure story like Jurassic Park."No dinosaurs this time - instead Micro focuses on nanotechnology -science that is no longer in the future but is a reality. Seven graduate students head to Hawaii, hoping to land an internship at Nanitech, a leader in this field. They get more than they bargained for when they are unwillingly - reduced - shall we say. They battle for their lives in an environment as much familiar as it is terrifying. Meanwhile the Oahu Police department is stymied by the deaths of three men from hundreds of tiny little cuts. Has the technology run amok? Or is someone testing it outside the lab? I found the idea quite intriguing, but it is the descriptions of nature seen from the eyes of humans half an inch tall that make the book. An ant or a wasp take on horrifying proportions. The characters themselves are quite blatant caricatures - the bad guy is almost formulaic, the whiny kid is predictable in his actions etc. The character I was most drawn to and I identified as the protagonist is abruptly killed off. It seems the players are there to only move the story along. I chose to listen to this book in audio format. The reader, John Bedford Lloyd, was quite good. At first his voice reminded me of a news anchor. Lots of expression and he did justice to the action in the book. Some of his interpretations were a bit annoying, but matched the character, such as the whiny student. I have enjoyed Chrichton's books. Micro didn't quite live up to past works, but then again, it's not truly Chrichton novel is it? That being said, it's was an entertaining, quick read that won't tax your brain. I can see it being made into a movie - but the plot isn't really that unique.
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