Prey: A Novel

Prey: A Novel

Michael Crichton
$16.99
Publication Date: February 5th, 2013
Publisher:
Harper Paperbacks
ISBN:
9780062227201
Pages:
384

Description

#1 New York Times Bestseller

“Terrifying. . . irresistibly suspenseful.” — New York Times Book Review

“Holds your attention ruthlessly from start to finish.” — Time magazine

A 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 the Author

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.

Praise for Prey: A Novel

“TERRIFYING…IRRESISTIBLY SUSPENSEFUL.” — New York Times Book Review

“INTRICATE PLOTTING AND FLAWLESS PACING…you won’t be able to put it down.” — Time magazine

“CRACKLING…MYSTERIOUS….” — Entertainment Weekly

“Just what his fans expect: A WILD, SCARY RIDE…” — Detroit Free Press

“Another PAGE-TURNING TRIUMPH” — Charlotte Observer

“INCREDIBLY SCARY and relentless” — Minneapolis Star Tribune

“PREY WILL KEEP YOU TURNING PAGES” — Chattanooga Times

“RELENTLESSLY ENTERTAINING” — Raleigh News & Observer

“… a harrowing tale of nanoparticles gone beserk.” — USA Today

“A TERRIFYING TALE…combining technological verisimilitude with heart-pounding suspense…” — The Oregonian (Portland)

“Serious and scary…” — Washington Post Book World

“This is how to write a thriller …Crichton’s latest page-turning triumph.” — Detroit Free Press

“Crichton has proved he knows how to ratchet up the fear factor.” — Denver Post

“…so god-awful scary and relentless, it’ll knock your head clear of whatever ails you.” — St. Petersburg Times

“Once again, Crichton has proved to be uncannily timely.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Crichton is a master storyteller.” — Detroit News

“A cross between Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain….” — Columbus Dispatch

“PREY delivers that expected Crichton charge.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“A terrific novelist…He could make most readers lose sleep all night and call in sick the next day.” — San Francisco Chronicle

“Readers turn to Michael Crichton’s novels for entertainment with relentless drive.” — San Antonio Express

“Crichton is a doctor of suspense.” — Des Moines Sunday Register

“Crichton writes superbly…the excitment rises with each page.” — Chicago Tribune

“Crichton’s books [are]…hugely entertaining.” — New York Times Book Review

“Crichton delivers.” — USA Today

“He is without peer.” — Chattanooga Times

“One of the great storytellers of our age…What an amazing imagination.” — New York Newsday

“Michael Crichton has written some of America’s most fantastic novels.” — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel