

Micro
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Technological
3.7
(521)
Michael Crichton
Richard Preston
In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting, feeding a search for priceless drugs and applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up, Nanigen MicroTechnologies, which dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii. But once in the rainforest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals surprising dangers at every turn. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, they find themselves prey to a technology of radical and unbridled powerAn instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Michael Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.
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Author
Michael Crichton
Pages
448
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2011-11-22
ISBN
0062094734 9780062094735
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"Enjoyed the book! Techno + Biology in this novel. I wish Crichton would have been able to finish it. Still a great book"
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Lisa Carde
"Yes, just yes."
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Art, is communication.
"Imagine Honey I Shrunk The Kids but for adults. Loved it all the way till the end. 9/10 would recommend for a light easy Sci fi."
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Joe Saint