Prey

Michael Crichton

Oct 2009 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

#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

Ratings and reviews

Decent reading entertainment value. The ending seems familiar; I wonder if I read this book at least one other time before. Nice mixture of scientific content in a fictionalized setting; or will it be truth soon enough? Liked the limited characters. Some more pronounced then others. Some hair told. Seems like almost all the new company employees were from the old company.

Literally just finished reading this book. After 3 heavy reading sessions, I find myself w/ a sense bittersweetness. Most of the time, I hated the characters, including the main protagonist, but I really enjoyed the problem-solution approach to all of the suspense & action. It made an interesting mind-game from midpoint to end. I enjoyed the STEM field theme. The plot twists weren't easily predictable, but they weren't riveting like they are in A Song of Ice and Fire. Rereadability isn't there for me. ☆☆☆

Just make a shorter book in which things actually happen. Its SciFi, I don't need 200 pages in which a guy just says "I think my wife is cheating on me".

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.