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This is by far, my favourite book by the late Michael Crichton. Genius work! Absolutely perfect balance between "edutainment", intrigue, mystery, science, action, and even some humor thrown in. This is astoundingly good!

I listen to it again & again, and i very often hear stuff I missed the first time. Nuances related to other things in the book. GENIUS!

I'd say my wife & I listen to this two or three times every year, whenever the mood strikes us, and the story never gets old.

Good ol' Amazon just gave me a multiple choice survey on this book.
"Which of these words best describes the mood?" Several options: "Hopeful", "Dark", "Nostalgic", "Light-Hearted", "Suspenseful", and "Thoughtful". While ALL these moods are present at one point or another - I had a tough time choosing between "Dark" and "Suspenseful".

Fast steady pace, with believable, very "true-to-life" characters. Just like real life, the characters are organic, slightly flawed; their perspectives are independent though not necessarily "unique". In short - these are very realistic people.

For parents of small children - this is a perfect example for the rating of "PG-13". In short - "all things being equal", societal standards, and yadda yadda yadda - 13 years old is a good "cut-off age" (give or take a few years, wherever your kid fits on such a scale). There's "some" violence, and mostly innocuous references to sexuality.

Also the narrator George Wilson is perfect! Even modulation, steady, and clear annunciation. Not only is this one of the best "books" but also one of the best audio books too.

Definitely get this fantastic story.


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Prey Michael Crichton Books Reviews

Full disclosure I've always been a Crichton fan. For those familiar with his work, "Prey" is yet another hit. For others, Dr. Crichton's works - including this one - have a unique style, combining a thrilling, but entirely believable story line, rational scientific explanations for what goes on in the story, and a warning. You won't regret picking this book up, but you may have trouble putting it down.
This book delivered. The author has a way of making you understand the technical side of science otherwise I couldn't have been able to read this book. With that said the storyline was fantastic and well written . I gave this book the rating I did because it was hard to put down and I finished it in 2 days.
As I expected this novel was fantastic. Also as expected from this author it is a warning. A warning of what could happen if this technology is not carefully monitored by a committee with no financial or academic interest in the outcome. Nanotechnology can bring many benefits both in medicine and invention, but it has a dark side. Michael Crichton has given us a fictional example of one way unmonitored research could result in horrors that would wreak devastation upon humanity. If you like speculative fiction that it based upon scientific possibilities, you will love this book.
The story is great, and overall the narrator does a good job, with one exception.
**SEMI SPOILER**

Does Ricky really need to sound like Hermey, the dentist in Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer? Having that weirdly-juvenile nasal voice assault my ears seriously detracted from the tension in the story. I'd read the book years ago, and recently sprung for Whispersync. I don't completely regret my Audible purchase, but this is one recording I doubt I'll listen to again.
TThis was written over ten years ago but it has the feel of today.

A computer programmer is out of work and keeping house while his wife, an up and coming computer specialist, works. When she starts behaving strangely, he suspects she's having an affair. Worse, he fears she's beginning to document things he says and does in preparation for an 'alienation of affection' suit that will take his children away from him during a divorce.

Then he's offered a contract job for the company she works for. It seems her company bought his program from the company that fired him. They are experiencing problems with it and want him to fix it.

He's afraid he'll be the fall guy -- again -- if the kinks can't be worked out and is hesitant. Then his wife has an accident and things go screwy. It seems the only way he can find out what's going on is to take the contract work.

From then on, it's a nail biter.

I'm not a scientific person, so I don't know about the IT part of this. But it kept me hooked till the last page.

Good read!
The author attempts to convert a very complex area of science as the basis for his novel. In doing so he chooses to over-explain aspects of nanotechnology, biology, and AI theory. Anyone not intensely interested in these areas will put this book down within 50 pages. The predictable "man makes superbug then has to kill it" underlying story, the shadowy corporation that is only mentioned in passing, and the anti-climactic ending, in the end none of these feel like a worthy payoff after the struggle of sticking with the book.
This is by far, my favourite book by the late Michael Crichton. Genius work! Absolutely perfect balance between "edutainment", intrigue, mystery, science, action, and even some humor thrown in. This is astoundingly good!

I listen to it again & again, and i very often hear stuff I missed the first time. Nuances related to other things in the book. GENIUS!

I'd say my wife & I listen to this two or three times every year, whenever the mood strikes us, and the story never gets old.

Good ol' just gave me a multiple choice survey on this book.
"Which of these words best describes the mood?" Several options "Hopeful", "Dark", "Nostalgic", "Light-Hearted", "Suspenseful", and "Thoughtful". While ALL these moods are present at one point or another - I had a tough time choosing between "Dark" and "Suspenseful".

Fast steady pace, with believable, very "true-to-life" characters. Just like real life, the characters are organic, slightly flawed; their perspectives are independent though not necessarily "unique". In short - these are very realistic people.

For parents of small children - this is a perfect example for the rating of "PG-13". In short - "all things being equal", societal standards, and yadda yadda yadda - 13 years old is a good "cut-off age" (give or take a few years, wherever your kid fits on such a scale). There's "some" violence, and mostly innocuous references to sexuality.

Also the narrator George Wilson is perfect! Even modulation, steady, and clear annunciation. Not only is this one of the best "books" but also one of the best audio books too.

Definitely get this fantastic story.