Prey

Michael Crichton is the author of ‘The Andromeda Strain’, ‘Congo’, ‘Jurassic Park’, ’Rising Sun’, ‘The Terminal Man’, ‘The Lost World’ and ‘State of Fear’. He is the winner of an Edgar Award (1980; ‘The Great Train Robbery’) as well as an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer's Guild of America Award for the television series ‘ER’.

‘One of the most ingenious, inventive thriller writers around … ‘Prey’ sees him doing what he does best – taking the very latest scientific advances and showing us their potentially terrifying underbelly. Another high-concept treat … written in consummate page-turning style … fascinating.’ Observer‘This is Crichton on top form, preying on our fears about new technology and convincing us that we aren’t half as afraid as we should be.’ The Times‘Mixing cutting-edge science with thrills and spills, this is classic Crichton.’ Daily Mirror‘Reading Crichton is like taking a speed-reading course, your eyes flying across the page because you're completely gripped and desperate to know what’s going to happen next.’ Time Out'Having written about dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park”, Crichton has gone to the other extreme by casting micro-robots as his latest villains…the race to combat the deadly swarm, which reminded me strongly of his first novel “The Andromeda Strain”, is as gripping as anything he's ever done'Mail on Sunday'Riveting, masterly entertainment' Evening Standard'Very good' Daily Telegraph