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Micro

By: Michael Crichton, Richard Preston
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton’s greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research

Three men are found dead in a locked second-floor office in Honolulu. There is no sign of struggle, though their bodies are covered in ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts. With no evidence, the police dismiss it as a bizarre suicide pact. But the murder weapon is still in the room, almost invisible to the human eye.

In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up company. Nanigen MicroTechnologies sends them to a mysterious laboratory in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open up a whole new scientific frontier.

But this opportunity of a lifetime will teach them the true cost of existing at the cutting-edge…

The group becomes prey to a technology of radical, unimaginable power and is thrust out into the teeming rainforest. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, the young scientists face a hostile wilderness that threatens danger at every turn.

To survive, they must harness the awe-inspiring creative – and destructive – forces of nature itself.

 Action & Adventure Adventure Fiction Genetic Engineering Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Technology Thriller Exciting

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Critic reviews

Praise for Prey:

'One of the most ingenious, inventive thriller writers around … Prey sees him doing what he does best – taking the very latest scientific advances and showing us their potentially terrifying underbelly. Another high-concept treat … written in consummate page-turning style' Observer

'This is Crichton on top form, preying on our fears about new technology and convincing us that we aren't half as afraid as we should be' The Times

'Mixing cutting-edge science with thrills and spills, this is classic Crichton' Daily Mirror

Praise for Next:

'A wonderful farrago, energetically stirring up a lot of scientific, medical, business and legal issues… marvellous' Evening Standard

'A satirical black-comedy thriller… Crichton writes likes Tom Wolfe on speed… completely brilliant… Crichton's treatise on how breakthroughs in genetic science have been hijacked by science is anything but dull… top form' Daily Mail

'One of the most reliable purveyors of brain-engaged fiction at work today… he is too good a writer not to nail us… diverting stuff' Daily Express

'Crichton has certainly done his research… his alarm is hard to dispute… compelling… extremely funny' Sunday Times

'Be very afraid… expertly blending science fact with fiction, Crichton sets up mind-boggling scenarios where doctors, lawyers, scientists and big business play God… the pace and intrigue last to the final page' News of the World

'A satiric polemic… a convincing and scary warning from Crichton' Sunday Times

Praise for State of Fear:

'The pages whip by. Does exactly what you want the prose in a thriller to do' Telegraph

'Crichton's new novel is an environmental adventure of truly global proportions. Intelligent, readable and guaranteed to get the grey matter going' Mirror

'A page-turner…this is an action-packed read concerning a Machiavellian global-warming scam' Daily Mail
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Was not happy with the narrator of this book, one of the female characters sounded like the terminator (yes I said female !!!). It spoilt the story a bit for me. I have always really enjoyed Micheal Crichton books, such as air frame, prey, state of fear and jurasic park and so on. This book seemed to be lacking something. Can't put my finger on it. I still enjoyed it but can't rave over it.

Interesting, but thats all

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Great book, fast paced. I would advise this to anyone who loves action and thrillers.

Fantastic, exciting and thrilling.

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Received this audio book as a gift and had never read anything by Michael Cricton before, so had no pre-conceptions. I was not disappointed by this book at all. In fact, I thought it an enthralling and competently written story. I felt it reflected the classic adventure/fantasy genre well and didn't waste unnecessary complex or clever pros on something designed to be easily consumable and appeal to a broad audience. No one would claim that, for example, the Indiana Jones stories are highly sophisticated plots or characterisations, but they are successful and entertaining because they do what they are intended to do and do it without any pretensions. Having looked over a few reviews of other Cricton books on Audible, it does seem that people either like or loathe his stories, so I guess I should perhaps expect no different from this title. However, some of the overly scathing remarks made of this title are, I feel, unfair or excessively critical. I have read many books and have come across many far less enjoyable than Micro and which were far more lauded by the public. As always, any views on such things is subjective, of course, but when someone wants their money back after only listening to around 8% of the book, then I feel this is rather over the top. I checked out the position in the story that this reviewer said they gave up at and the adventure hadn't even started yet! So, to judge something as awful when things haven't really got going yet is a little unfair I think. Micro certainly leaves you with a greater understanding about the world of the small with all its beauty, wonder and terror and will make you think differently about the micro world all around us. I found this title to be very entertaining and with some unexpected elements and plot twists and well worth the read. Sure, one reviewer said it was hardly original. Well, most things aren't. True originality is very difficult as so many stories have been done before. ...

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'Honey, I shrunk the kids' meets 'fantastic voyage' - passes the time but not as fast paced as usual Crichton titles.

As a side note - for UK listeners, listen at 1.5x speed if you have the ability as the narration is very slow.

Nothing New

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Fun listen, enjoyable story of science going too far and killer robots... Westworld but less human

Fun sci-fi book

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