{"product_id":"micro-a-novel-isbn-9780060873028","title":"Micro: A Novel","description":"In the vein of \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, this high conceptthriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for amysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. Aninstant classic, \u003cem\u003eMicro\u003c\/em\u003e pits nature against technology in vintageCrichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, thisboundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction tocreate yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Jurassic Park, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in Micro, Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a locked Honolulu office building, three men are found dead with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being discovered; they are feeding a search for priceless drugs and applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up. Nanigen MicroTechnologies dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open a whole new scientific frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut once in the Oahu rain forest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and surprising dangers at every turn. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, they find themselves prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power. To survive, they must harness the inherent forces of nature itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Yet another terrifically entertaining Crichton thriller and—thanks to Richard Preston—we’re lucky to have it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Cheuse, NPR's \"All Things Considered\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMicro\u003c\/em\u003e ranks with Crichton’s blockbusters\u003cem\u003e The Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, and Preston deserves praise for polishing the novel and making it sing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fast-paced mix of adventure and cutting-edge science, a novel that takes us deep into a fascinating, if violent, microscale universe…. [An] edge-of-the-seat technological thriller…. It is wonderful to see Crichton’s genius—the audacious mix of adventure and techno-speak that made him famous—on vivid display.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul McEuen, Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fantastic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888594972901,"sku":"NP9780060873028","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060873028.jpg?v=1730229408","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/micro-a-novel-isbn-9780060873028","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}