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Prey

By Michael Crichton

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| Hardcover | 9780066214122

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Book Description

In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles -- micro-robots -- has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive.

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Ali Karim So we finally have the long awaited novel from Michael Crichton, which if legend is correct earned the master of the techno-thriller a $30 m advance from HarperCollins (for a two-book deal). The first question is whether his publishers were ... (read full critics)

shotsmag published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

The admirable Crichton

Prey by Michael Crichton 384pp, HarperCollins, £17.99 Somehow, when reading a thriller these days, one has the impression that one is experiencing a film rather than picking up a book. This is particularly true when reading Michael Crichton, who seem ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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12 Reviews

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Michael Crichton imaginations are beyond Nano-Tech scientists. Really exciting!!!

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fred said on Feb 10, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

It has been almost a decade since i last read a Michael Crichton's novel. I always remembered his novels to be obscure and difficult to understand. Full of jargon that only people in that field could understand. I was however, pleasantly surprised after reading this novel. It was fast-paced, easy to ... (continue)

It has been almost a decade since i last read a Michael Crichton's novel. I always remembered his novels to be obscure and difficult to understand. Full of jargon that only people in that field could understand. I was however, pleasantly surprised after reading this novel. It was fast-paced, easy to comprehend and in fact contained a degree of technicalities that was challenging enough to captivate but not too much to bore - all the right mix of a thriller-mystery combination. It was fantastic. I think perhaps his books are cater better to an adult audience with a degree of knowledge instead of adolescents. I am glad i picked this book up in a sale. I am keen to read more of his other novels now.

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The Underdog said on Sep 25, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

The guy is a genius and this one is proof of it. Nanotechnology is the main subject of this thriller. An experience turns bad and we become the prey.

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jelabino said on Apr 29, 2010 | Add your feedback

I generally tell peple I don't like sci-fi, but I do quite enjoy Michael Crichton occasionally. Like most of the other books I've read by him, I found the science potentially worrying, but also it seemed a long way off based on the descriptions in the book about the processes and timescales involved ... (continue)

I generally tell peple I don't like sci-fi, but I do quite enjoy Michael Crichton occasionally. Like most of the other books I've read by him, I found the science potentially worrying, but also it seemed a long way off based on the descriptions in the book about the processes and timescales involved.
I found the central character annoying for the first couple of hundred pages because of his tendency to go on about what a "wonder dad" he is, but once he gets away from the family environment he grew on me a bit - as much as a typically faceless Michael Crichton character can grow on you.

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Athene1710 said on Jul 1, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

From Jurassic Park to Nano Technology, the author totally captured geeky readers. Easy reading and didn't expect I finisihed the book in no time. One of the good memories for the late Mr. Crichton.

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FlapperXandra said on Jun 24, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Prey - Michael Crichton

In a Nutshell -
Jack Forman, an unemployed computer programmer gets called in to help solve a problem at the bio-technology company where his wife is a VP. The problem turns out to be an escaped swarm of artificially intelligent nano-bots that have begun to display predatory behavior.
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In a Nutshell -
Jack Forman, an unemployed computer programmer gets called in to help solve a problem at the bio-technology company where his wife is a VP. The problem turns out to be an escaped swarm of artificially intelligent nano-bots that have begun to display predatory behavior.
For full review at "You Shoulda Listened" -
http://shouldalistened.blogspot.com/2008/06/prey-michae…

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SeanaMO said on Jul 2, 2008 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback