{"product_id":"prey-isbn-9780060536985","title":"Prey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Terrifying. . . irresistibly suspenseful.” — \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Holds your attention ruthlessly from start to finish.” — \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA terrifying page–turner in classic Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart–pounding thriller with cutting–edge nanotechnology. The result is a tale so realistic, so scary, you won’t be able to put it down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep 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—a chilling example of emergent behavior—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…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrey\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Crichton combines scientific brilliance with relentless pacing to create an electrifying, chilling techno-thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery attempt to destroy it has failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd we are the prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs fresh as today's headlines, Michael Crichton's most compelling novel yet tells the story of a mechanical plague and the desperate efforts of a handful of scientists to stop it. Drawing on up-to-the-minute scientific fact, Prey takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence -- in a story of breathtaking suspense. \u003cem\u003ePrey \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel you can't put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Crichton is a master storyteller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A terrific novelist…He could make most readers lose sleep all night and call in sick the next day.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“RELENTLESSLY ENTERTAINING” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A TERRIFYING TALE…combining technological verisimilitude with heart-pounding suspense…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian (Portland)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Serious and scary…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton has proved he knows how to ratchet up the fear factor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“PREY delivers that expected Crichton charge.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A cross between Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain….” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColumbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“INTRICATE PLOTTING AND FLAWLESS PACING…you won’t be able to put it down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“CRACKLING…MYSTERIOUS….” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Just what his fans expect: A WILD, SCARY RIDE…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another PAGE-TURNING TRIUMPH” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“INCREDIBLY SCARY and relentless” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“PREY WILL KEEP YOU TURNING PAGES” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChattanooga Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Once again, Crichton has proved to be uncannily timely.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…so god-awful scary and relentless, it’ll knock your head clear of whatever ails you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“… a harrowing tale of nanoparticles gone beserk.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton’s latest goosebump-raiser …[his] megaselling books are …built out of lean, effective characterizations and stacks of timely and frighteningly plausible ideas.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“TERRIFYING…IRRESISTIBLY SUSPENSEFUL.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“He is without peer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChattanooga Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the great storytellers of our age…What an amazing imagination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Crichton has written some of America’s most fantastic novels.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is how to write a thriller …Crichton’s latest page-turning triumph.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers turn to Michael Crichton’s novels for entertainment with relentless drive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton is a doctor of suspense.” - 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