Prey

From the Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes this classic Crichton page-turner, weaving together heart-pounding thrills with cutting-edge technology. 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 deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey. As 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 science fact, PREY takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence – in a story of breathtaking suspense. In this gripping fiction, Michael Crichton, the Sunday Times bestselling author, takes us on a thrilling adventure into the world of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. The action-packed narrative and technological engineering concepts make PREY a must-read for fans of science fiction and thrillers. For fans of Stephen King (The Green Mile), Andy Weir (Artemis), Dan Simmons (The Terror), John Grisham (The Judge's List), and Blake Crouch (Famous).