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PREY
by Crichton, Michael
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0066214122
- ISBN 13
- 9780066214122
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The bestselling Crichton's 23rd novel is a science fiction story featuring new developments in nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms and agent-based computing. An error at a restricted access laboratory in the Nevada desert allows a cloud of nanoparticles -- micro-robots -- to escape. The swarm is self-sustaining and able to reproduce. It is intelligent and learns from experience. Programed as a predator, it begins attacking its prey. The prey is human. First edition, first printing (as stated, with complete number line). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 367 pages including brief bibliography, bound in grey paper-covered boards with darker grey back strip and silver lettering, and with author's initials stamped in silver on front cover. Dustjacket's wraparound design shows a "swarm" of black "nanoparticles" against white background with title and author lettering in red on front panel and spine. Back panel has b & w photo of Crichton. Boards and text show no noticeable flaws or damage. Complete, clean and unmarked. No bumping, creasing or chipping. Not ex-library, not remaindered. Dustjacket's condition similar, perhaps a touch of wear at edges and corners. No tears or creases. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy.
Synopsis
E-book extras: Exclusive Crichton interview. Also: "As Explained by M.C.": Highlights from Michael Crichton's 30-plus years of making complex concepts understandable and entertaining. Plus: "The Crichton Canon," an introduction to his 12 prior novels and 4 works of nonfiction.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.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, Prey takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence -- in a story of breathtaking suspense. Prey is a novel you can't put down. Because time is running out.
Reviews
On Nov 6 2022, a reader said:
Great book, once your in it you really don't want out. Great ending as well.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005859
- Title
- PREY
- Author
- Crichton, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0066214122
- ISBN 13
- 9780066214122
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, NANOTECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, TERROR, HORROR, NANOPARTICLES, MICROBOTS, PLAGUE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; Crime; Horror;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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