Micro Micro

Publisher Description

Enjoy some classic Crichton with this cutting-edge techno-thriller three men are found dead in the locked second floor office of a Honolulu building, with no sign of struggle except for the ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. the only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye.In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being discovered; they are 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 dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open a whole new scientific frontier.But once in the Oahu rainforest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and 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 power. to survive, they must harness the innate powers of nature itself. An instant classic, MICRO pits nature against technology in vintage 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.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2011
1 December
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
560
Pages
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins
SELLER
HarperCollins Australia Pty Limited
SIZE
6.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Malex13k ,

Micro

Good storytelling. Wildly implausible plot.

Aaliii ,

Formula Michael Crichton

Love reading his books but I am finding them to be a bit predictable these days. This one was a bit of a stretch on the idea that "it could happen" and I just found it hard to buy in to any of the possibilities unlike his other stories. A bit disappointed but still full of action and adventure so a good book to take on a plane ride.

Steakordeath ,

Not the usual

Michael Crichton and Richard Preston have a history of fantastic books based around a solid scientific possibility. This book sadly doesn't live up to expectations.
It is still well written and the story flows at an excellent pace, but the basic premise has been done in B grade comedy form before.

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