{"product_id":"prey-paperback","title":"Prey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Terrifying. . . irresistibly suspenseful.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Holds your attention ruthlessly from start to finish.\" -- \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA terrifying page-turner in classic Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart-pounding thriller with cutting-edge nanotechnology. The result is a tale so realistic, so scary, you won't be able to put it down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by miles and miles of nothing but cactus and coyotes. Eight people are trapped. A self-replicating swarm of predatory molecules--a chilling example of emergent behavior--is rapidly evolving outside the plant. Massed together, the molecules form an intelligent organism that is anything but benign. More powerful by the hour, it has targeted the eight scientists as prey. They must stop the swarm before it is too late...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrey\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Crichton combines scientific brilliance with relentless pacing to create an electrifying, chilling techno-thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery attempt to destroy it has failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd we are the prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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. \u003cem\u003ePrey \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel you can't put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prey\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582912163891,"sku":"9780060536985","price":74.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/NDhzdEE2cDNCRmp4bERsUGhKc0wvdz09.webp?v=1784706661","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/prey-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}