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Prey Author: 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. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming ... more »
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
An interesting concept. I read this back before I had really begun to develop my distrust of agri-corporations and chemical/biological tinkering with life in general, so it's hard for me to give a straight review. It does make one think about today's "medical" industry, though.
Subtly frightening... Crichton constructs a suspenseful tale of technology and the unpredicable twists of Nature (or are they predicable? Hmmm...). Crichton is always a good read.
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Interesting premise: attack of the nanites. Thoroughly enjoyable reading.
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Whoa what a mind boggling suspenseful page turner. GREAT book well written edge of your seat storyline.
Awesome book. I loved the way he (Crichton) infuses the technical aspects in the story. A real page turner for me, I couldnt put it down. A definite recommend.
I really liked this book, a good thriller, filled with suspense!
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