Micro, Michael Crichton
Micro, Michael Crichton
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Micro
A Novel

Author: Michael Crichton, Richard Preston

Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 11/22/2011


Synopsis

In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.

About Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

About Richard Preston

Michael Crichton has sold over 200 million books, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages; thirteen of his books have been made into films. Also known as a filmmaker and the creator of ER, he remains the only writer to have had the number one book, movie, and TV show simultaneously. At the time of his death in 2008, Crichton was well into the writing of Micro; Richard Preston was selected to complete the novel.Richard Preston is the internationally bestselling author of eight books, including The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He lives with his wife and three children near Princeton, New Jersey.

About John Bedford Lloyd

John Bedford Lloyd's film credits include Philadelphia, The Abyss, and Crossing Delancy and he has made numerous television appearances on shows such as Law & Order, Spin City and The Equalizer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on October 06, 2022

"Maybe something goes wrong in the interactions between the small atoms in our bodies … " “… and the large atoms around us”! On the other hand, any reader aware of basic scientific facts today will realize that this idea is ridiculous! The nature of the strong and electromagnetic forces is only one o......more

Goodreads review by Marvin on July 31, 2013

There should be a law against authors finishing up other authors' books. It never ends well. But I do not think Richard Preston did all that much damage to the novel. In fact, from the unfinished introduction by Michael Crichton at the beginning of the book, Crichton appears to be in his preachy mode......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on September 29, 2016

Disappointing. All the characters were so stock. The greedy bad guy did bad things because he's a greedy bad guy. No nuance. No finesse.......more

Goodreads review by Wambeeno on August 28, 2012

Eight Things I Learned from Reading Micro: 1. Hawaii must be a wonderland of plant biodiversity, because you can be half an inch tall and still find all of the ingredients for curare in the course of a single morning, not to mention the nut necessary to start a fire so you can cook said curare. 2. Th......more

Goodreads review by Susan on August 06, 2015

I was really happy to discover a last Michael Crichton book, but what a disappointment. This is not Crichton. It's like a high school student wrote it. As a writer, I'm putting it in my will that nobody can finish any unfinished books of mine after seeing what they've done with this. What a shame. I......more