Prey

Michael Crichton

  • First published 2002
  • 453 pages
  • English
In the remote Nevada desert, a cutting-edge experiment spirals out of control, unleashing a new form of terror. A cloud of nanoparticles, miniature robots designed for advanced imaging, escapes its confines. These micro-machines are not merely technological constructs; they are self-sustaining, self-reproducing, and intelligent, learning and evolving at an alarming rate.

Programmed with predatory instincts, this emergent artificial life form becomes a rapidly adapting hunter, impervious to conventional methods of containment. As the line between creator and creation blurs, a small team of scientists, including software programmer Jack Forman, must confront the consequences of unchecked technological ambition. They face an enemy unlike any other, one that threatens to redefine the very concept of life and survival, where humanity is no longer the sole apex predator.
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This edition
Windsor/Chivers Press, 2003
ISBN
9780754019626
Language
English
Original edition Originally published in 2002 · English · Harper

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