A bit of smartly done, high-tech adventure
Published in 2002.
Published in 2002.
Michael Crichton is re-visiting some old stomping grounds in Prey. The 1970s sci-fi movie classic Westworld
was written and directed by Crichton and it features technology run amok and set loose on a killing spree. Jurassic Park
features the dangers of tampering with the gene pool with an ensuing killing spree.
Prey, in many ways, is a combination of the two - the dangers of nanotechnology, specifically the dangers of using bacteria in combination with tiny, tiny bits of technology to create something new. The problem is, of course, the same problem that he pointed out in Westworld and Jurassic Park: Things never turn out the way you think they will.
Is this a Pulitzer Prize winner? Hardly. But, it is a creepy thriller with some good points about science, the dangers of unintended consequences and some good thrills and chills. I enjoyed this one thoroughly.
I rate this book 5 stars out of 5.
This book can be found on Amazon.com here: Prey
Reviewed on August 20, 2008.
Note: This book turned up on a "banned book" list in Texas. Ugh.
was written and directed by Crichton and it features technology run amok and set loose on a killing spree. Jurassic Park features the dangers of tampering with the gene pool with an ensuing killing spree. Prey, in many ways, is a combination of the two - the dangers of nanotechnology, specifically the dangers of using bacteria in combination with tiny, tiny bits of technology to create something new. The problem is, of course, the same problem that he pointed out in Westworld and Jurassic Park: Things never turn out the way you think they will.
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| Michael Crichton (1942-2008) |
Is this a Pulitzer Prize winner? Hardly. But, it is a creepy thriller with some good points about science, the dangers of unintended consequences and some good thrills and chills. I enjoyed this one thoroughly.
I rate this book 5 stars out of 5.
This book can be found on Amazon.com here: Prey
Reviewed on August 20, 2008.
Note: This book turned up on a "banned book" list in Texas. Ugh.
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