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| 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.<P> It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.<P> Every attempt to destroy it has failed.<P> And we are the prey.<P> 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 scientific fact, <I>Prey</I> takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence in a story of breathtaking suspense.<P> Prey is a novel you can't put down.<P> Because time is running out. |
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| Authors: |
Michael Crichton |
| Fiction Subgenre: |
Mystery & Crime |
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Book Editions
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- Audio - Audio Cassette
- Abridged
- November 01, 2002
- Harperaudio
- 7"(h) x 4.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.35 lbs.
- 9780060536947
, - Audio - Audio Cassette
- Unabridged
- July 01, 2002
- Recorded Books
- 9781402535932
, - Audio - Compact Disc
- Abridged
- August 01, 2005
- Harperaudio
- 5.5"(h) x 5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.35 lbs.
- 9780060874773
, - Audio - Compact Disc
- Unabridged
- November 01, 2002
- Harperaudio
- 5.75"(h) x 5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.65 lbs.
- 9780060536978
, - Digital
- Harper Audio
- 9780060735623
, - Digital
- Harper Audio
- 9780060793678
, - Digital
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- 9780007220915
, - Paperback
- Large Print
- 1
- November 01, 2002
- Harpercollins
- 9"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.6 lbs.
- 9780060536985
, - Paperback
- 509
- November 01, 2008
- Harpercollins
- 7.5"(h) x 4.25"(w) x 1.5"(d), 0.65 lbs.
- 9780061703089
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