Prey, Michael Crichton
Prey, Michael Crichton
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Prey

Author: Michael Crichton

Narrator: Robert Sean Leonard

Abridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/21/2004


Synopsis

#1 New York Times Bestseller“Terrifying. . . irresistibly suspenseful.” — New York Times Book Review“Holds your attention ruthlessly from start to finish.” — Time magazineA terrifying page–turner in classic Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart–pounding thriller with cutting–edge technology. The result is a tale so realistic, so scary, you won’t be able to put it down.Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by miles and miles of nothing but cactus and coyotes. Eight people are trapped. A self-replicating swarm of predatory molecules is rapidly evolving outside the plant. Massed together, the molecules form an intelligent organism that is anything but benign. More powerful by the hour, it has targeted the eight scientists as prey. They must stop the swarm before it is too late…In Prey, Michael Crichton combines scientific brilliance with relentless pacing to create an electrifying, chilling techno-thriller

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 Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard has starred on the New York and London stages and in such films as Dead Poets Society, Much Ado About Nothing, Swing Kids, and The Age of Innocence. He can currently be seen in the hit medical drama, House, M.D.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on September 21, 2017

Crichton is pretty much the king of speculative science fiction. From dinosaurs, to diseases, to genetic engineering, to, in the case of Prey, nanotechnology. If you read a Crichton book and don't say to yourself, "Damn! Science is scary!", then you missed the point. This was not my favorite book of......more

Goodreads review by Luvtoread (Trying to catch up) on May 05, 2018

I loved this book. It was very creative and imaginative and very strange in a "good way". I think Michael Crichton is one of the best if not the best Science Fiction writers! I highly recommend this book and give it 5 shining 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on April 12, 2020

A, for the characters, tour de force of possible nanotech escalation settings. It´s like a combination of different tropes surrounding grey goo, all seen in Sci-Fi many times from huge scales to tiny scales, resulting in the reader wondering which scenario might unfold next, what crazy ideas these n......more

Goodreads review by Henry on May 04, 2024

In the vast, hot, sparse dry deserts of Nevada a miracle occurs...but not for the good. Back in Silicon Valley , in California, everything seems the same, cutthroat as usual, business is business, the weak fall, and the vicious prevail until another stronger one arrives...Jack Forman is unemployed,......more

Goodreads review by Peter on May 09, 2023

I felt like it was time for another Michael Crichton novel. Been awhile since I went through Jurassic Park and Lost World. And it’s rare when I read books of this length. But with the author’s raw talent, as he creates these fantastical elements using real world possibilities, along with memorable c......more