Prey

Zusatztext "Michael Crichton has written some of America's most fantastic novels." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey. Zusammenfassung 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. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly! becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey. ...

Product details

• Authors: Michael Crichton
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.10.2008
• EAN: 9780061703089
• ISBN: 978-0-06-170308-9
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 192 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Contemporary Fantasy, United States of America, USA, Occult fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Horror and supernatural fiction, Plays, Playscripts, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Action & Adventure, LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, FICTION: Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Horror, FICTION: Fantasy / Romance, FICTION: Thrillers / Technological, FICTION: Medical, LITERATURE: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, FICTION: Disaster, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Adventure / action fiction, FICTION: Horror / General, Literature / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature / General Fiction