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Nevada, USA, ca 2005
Jack (lidt over 40 år) er hjemmegående husfar. Julia arbejder for Xymos med nanoteknologi. Børnene Amanda på 9 måneder, Eric på 8 år, Nicole på ca 11.
Jack har været programmør og siden leder for et hold af programmører, der har arbejdet med algoritmer for at styre
Julie virker stresset og Jack begynder at tro at hun har fundet en anden. Amanda bliver syg og får et mystisk udslet, der dog hurtigt forsvinder igen. Rundt omkring begynder apparater at gå i stykker, fordi deres memorychips bliver til støv. Jack får tilbudt job ved sit tidligere firma. Han sagde op, fordi chefen var en slyngel, men nu har han gået arbejdsløs et halvt år og det er ikke sjovt længere. Det viser sig at firmaet har solgt en licens til Xymos på nogle programmer, Jack har skrevet. Julia kører galt og bliver indlagt, samtidigt med at Jack ankommer til Xymos fabrik i Nevada.
Han får at vide at Xymos egentlige formål er at lave ting til militæret og at det med medicinske kameraer i nanostørrelse blot er et skalkeskjul.
Nu bevæger plottet sig så i en retning, hvor det mere ligner et filmmanuskript til en aktionfilm end en bog, hvor man har tid til at tænke over hullerne i plottet.
Nanopartiklerne kan programmeres (og algoritmerne skal forestille at kunne stå på en A4 side), de kan flyve og de har sværmintelligens, og det går selvfølgelig galt.
Partiklerne er undsluppet eller måske endda sluppet løs med vilje. De har i løbet af få uger udviklet sig så man ikke kan styre dem og de har opbygget deres egen fabrik i en grotte i nærheden, de kan æde dyr og mennesker og de kan forme deres sværme, så de ligner mennesker og de kan gemme sig inden i mennesker, men de kan fx ikke ret nemt komme ind i en bil og de kan nemt dræbes ved at man sprøjter lidt virus ud i luften fra en spraydåse eller et sprinkleranlæg.
Til slut redder Jack vistnok verden ved at slå Julia, Ricky og lidt flere ihjel, fordi de er blevet overtaget af Sværmen. Mange af de gode overlever, men bliver midlertidigt? syge af det virus, der slår nanopartiklerne ihjel.
Det giver ikke mening.
Ligesom store stålkonstruktioner er letantændelige i James Bond film, således er enhver teknologi også vildt farlig for alt liv på jorden i Michael Crichton bøger. Crichton har læst nok artikler og bøger på området til at bruge terminologien korrekt og der er en reference til Richard Feynman's There is lots of space at the bottom i indledningen.
Mærkeligt plot og nogle hovedpersoner, der er rene papfigurer.
Jack (lidt over 40 år) er hjemmegående husfar. Julia arbejder for Xymos med nanoteknologi. Børnene Amanda på 9 måneder, Eric på 8 år, Nicole på ca 11.
Jack har været programmør og siden leder for et hold af programmører, der har arbejdet med algoritmer for at styre
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sværme af småprogrammer. Julie er chef for et team, der laver nanorobotter, der fx kan styres til at samarbejde om at virke som et kamera, der er mindre end en rød blodcelle.Julie virker stresset og Jack begynder at tro at hun har fundet en anden. Amanda bliver syg og får et mystisk udslet, der dog hurtigt forsvinder igen. Rundt omkring begynder apparater at gå i stykker, fordi deres memorychips bliver til støv. Jack får tilbudt job ved sit tidligere firma. Han sagde op, fordi chefen var en slyngel, men nu har han gået arbejdsløs et halvt år og det er ikke sjovt længere. Det viser sig at firmaet har solgt en licens til Xymos på nogle programmer, Jack har skrevet. Julia kører galt og bliver indlagt, samtidigt med at Jack ankommer til Xymos fabrik i Nevada.
Han får at vide at Xymos egentlige formål er at lave ting til militæret og at det med medicinske kameraer i nanostørrelse blot er et skalkeskjul.
Nu bevæger plottet sig så i en retning, hvor det mere ligner et filmmanuskript til en aktionfilm end en bog, hvor man har tid til at tænke over hullerne i plottet.
Nanopartiklerne kan programmeres (og algoritmerne skal forestille at kunne stå på en A4 side), de kan flyve og de har sværmintelligens, og det går selvfølgelig galt.
Partiklerne er undsluppet eller måske endda sluppet løs med vilje. De har i løbet af få uger udviklet sig så man ikke kan styre dem og de har opbygget deres egen fabrik i en grotte i nærheden, de kan æde dyr og mennesker og de kan forme deres sværme, så de ligner mennesker og de kan gemme sig inden i mennesker, men de kan fx ikke ret nemt komme ind i en bil og de kan nemt dræbes ved at man sprøjter lidt virus ud i luften fra en spraydåse eller et sprinkleranlæg.
Til slut redder Jack vistnok verden ved at slå Julia, Ricky og lidt flere ihjel, fordi de er blevet overtaget af Sværmen. Mange af de gode overlever, men bliver midlertidigt? syge af det virus, der slår nanopartiklerne ihjel.
Det giver ikke mening.
Ligesom store stålkonstruktioner er letantændelige i James Bond film, således er enhver teknologi også vildt farlig for alt liv på jorden i Michael Crichton bøger. Crichton har læst nok artikler og bøger på området til at bruge terminologien korrekt og der er en reference til Richard Feynman's There is lots of space at the bottom i indledningen.
Mærkeligt plot og nogle hovedpersoner, der er rene papfigurer.
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Publication
Kbh. Cicero 2003
Description
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.… (more)
Media reviews
Prey is a thriller, well constructed and fun to read, like Michael Crichton's other books.
Prey finds him in familiar territory, cooking up devilish situations for mankind at the hands of scientists working without restraint and manipulated by big business for their own greedy ends.
As a writer, Crichton has always been a businessman, but his novels are usually competent. This one is dull, dull, dull. Science fiction can work (Alien, Blade Runner), but only where the mix of science and fiction is right.
Crichton dresses up his stories in contemporary clothes, and the nature of the threat is as much a wardrobe decision as anything else. It is, in fact, the key decision, and his alighting on nanotechnology is inspired.
But ''Prey'' blazes enough trails that no one will mind that none of them are literary.
It's often said that Crichton's novels read like movies. In fact, they're more like trailers, previews of coming destructions.
If you don't get what all the nano fuss is about, Crichton makes a valiant but futile effort to evoke the dangers of mixing nanotechnology, biotechnology, computer technology and humanity's reckless egotism into one big, nasty stew of self-replicating entities. If this sounds a bit technical,
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that's exactly what Prey is: a big fat tech manual wrapped around a threadbare story. Show Less
Like a science department head who hasn't seen the inside of a lab for years, Crichton has rarely seemed so estranged from his original gifts as in his newest debacle, "Prey."
Despite its absurd moments, ''Prey'' is irresistibly suspenseful. You're entertained on one level and you learn something on another, even if the two levels do ultimately diverge.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jpsnow
The most captivating page-turner I've read in a couple years. It's suspenseful anyway, plus the mix of science and simulation theory appealed to my specific interests.
LibraryThing member JeffV
A mid-career, Silicon Valley couple is having marital issues. The husband lost his job for raising ethical questions, and suddenly he's the one being blackballed. His wife is working late hours every day, is becoming a stranger to her kids, and resents that her husband has not yet got back to work
At this point, the novel moves into the Sci-fi techno-horror realm as the nanobots escape, evolve, and learn. Creighton, as was his wont, displays a terrific grasp on the state of technology, as well as current issues and challenges employing it. There are no less than 5 pages of bibliography at the end, but Creighton keeps the science accessible (likely artificially so). It's been a long time since I've blown through a 500-page book in just two days, and even longer since finding the task so effortless. The story is recent enough that technology portrayed doesn't come off as already obsolete...a frequent problem with this type of story.
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and accuses him of undermining her authority at home. He starts to believe she is having an affair...the signs appear unmistakable. Then he gets a phone call from his former company...they want him back as a consultant to fix something that went horribly wrong with one of his former projects. And the client happens to be his wife's company, and immediately he is dispatched to a fabrication plant in the desert where the company has seemingly overcome the problem of creating nanobots in quantity.At this point, the novel moves into the Sci-fi techno-horror realm as the nanobots escape, evolve, and learn. Creighton, as was his wont, displays a terrific grasp on the state of technology, as well as current issues and challenges employing it. There are no less than 5 pages of bibliography at the end, but Creighton keeps the science accessible (likely artificially so). It's been a long time since I've blown through a 500-page book in just two days, and even longer since finding the task so effortless. The story is recent enough that technology portrayed doesn't come off as already obsolete...a frequent problem with this type of story.
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LibraryThing member Blazingice0608
This book was awesome, very hard to put down, kept me guessing until near the end, the action was always at a good speed. And like with most of his novels, there is a lot of interesting information in there as well. My only complaint was that towards the end, i didnt really care for the direction
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the story took, felt kind of rushed and went a little too far imo. Show Less
LibraryThing member name99
The usual Michael Crichton schtick: imagine some technology run amok, deliver lectures on the dangers of science, and maintain a bizarre, almost willful blindness to the way in which the social system led to the problem at hand. I don't expect to ever see a lecture in a Crichton book about how
What I didn't expect in this book was the extreme aggression towards the way the legal system handles fathers in divorces, and the attitudes of society towards stay-at-home dads --- did he or a friend go through a vicious divorce a few years ago? (On the other hand there was all that misogyny in Disclosure, so perhaps it's not that unexpected.)
As always we get the pop science explanations throughout the book of evolution and of various programming models inspired by natures (for example genetic algorithms). All in all these were not too bad (and a whole lot more relevant than the inane tangents on chaos theory in Jurassic Park), but the whole package falls apart badly on the science side by the time we get past the middle of the book. There is no distinction made between evolution and learning, there is no attention paid to the *selection* and even more so the *reproduction* aspects of evolution, and the pace of everything biological was taken to be far far too fast.
My natural inclination would be to avoid State of Fear because of the subject matter, but having listened to this, I think I can also safely avoid it on the grounds of it probably being crap.
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there are dangers to a system that gives corporations so much power and that allows individuals the chance of great wealth if they gamble in a way that risks the lives of others.What I didn't expect in this book was the extreme aggression towards the way the legal system handles fathers in divorces, and the attitudes of society towards stay-at-home dads --- did he or a friend go through a vicious divorce a few years ago? (On the other hand there was all that misogyny in Disclosure, so perhaps it's not that unexpected.)
As always we get the pop science explanations throughout the book of evolution and of various programming models inspired by natures (for example genetic algorithms). All in all these were not too bad (and a whole lot more relevant than the inane tangents on chaos theory in Jurassic Park), but the whole package falls apart badly on the science side by the time we get past the middle of the book. There is no distinction made between evolution and learning, there is no attention paid to the *selection* and even more so the *reproduction* aspects of evolution, and the pace of everything biological was taken to be far far too fast.
My natural inclination would be to avoid State of Fear because of the subject matter, but having listened to this, I think I can also safely avoid it on the grounds of it probably being crap.
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LibraryThing member Bridgey
Prey - Michael Crichton *****
My second book by the author, the first being the very mediocre Pirates Latitude. However I have always found his subject matters interesting so decided to try another of his novels.
I am very glad that I did. Prey focuses on the concept of evolution of manmade
The main concept of the novel is that a swarm of Nanobots have been released from a research facility deep in the Nevada desert. Not wanting to inform the authorities for fear of the company having funding stopped and the widespread panic, they enlist the help of former employee, computer programmer Jack Forman. However, when he arrives at the plant, things are far from as they seem. Accompanying this are numerous subplots that break up any monotony the reader may feel (although I doubt they will). The ending was slightly weaker than I would have liked and the more eagle eyed reader would have seen it coming with around 100 pages or so to go.
The main aspect of the book that impressed me was the mountains of research that Crichton must have waded through. Parts of the novel felt as if they could have been written as a textbook with more than enough for a reader new to the subject to gain a grasp of the mechanics and thinking behind nanotechnology.
I would recommend this to anyone familiar to Crichton or as an introduction. In my opinion it is probably lesser known due to the fact it has to stand against his other mammoth works such as Jurassic Park.
My second book by the author, the first being the very mediocre Pirates Latitude. However I have always found his subject matters interesting so decided to try another of his novels.
I am very glad that I did. Prey focuses on the concept of evolution of manmade
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technology (in this case nanobots) and the possible effects of experiment gone awry. The majority of the novel takes place over only a few days and it is a credit to Crichtons talents that he still makes the breakneck speed of the plot totally plausible.The main concept of the novel is that a swarm of Nanobots have been released from a research facility deep in the Nevada desert. Not wanting to inform the authorities for fear of the company having funding stopped and the widespread panic, they enlist the help of former employee, computer programmer Jack Forman. However, when he arrives at the plant, things are far from as they seem. Accompanying this are numerous subplots that break up any monotony the reader may feel (although I doubt they will). The ending was slightly weaker than I would have liked and the more eagle eyed reader would have seen it coming with around 100 pages or so to go.
The main aspect of the book that impressed me was the mountains of research that Crichton must have waded through. Parts of the novel felt as if they could have been written as a textbook with more than enough for a reader new to the subject to gain a grasp of the mechanics and thinking behind nanotechnology.
I would recommend this to anyone familiar to Crichton or as an introduction. In my opinion it is probably lesser known due to the fact it has to stand against his other mammoth works such as Jurassic Park.
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LibraryThing member iFool
The science in this book sounds farfetched and contrived. The author used out of control technology to create the thrill and suspense. Parts of the plot sort of played out like a TV movie. Not a bad read though.
LibraryThing member jayde1599
Synopsis: Jack is now the care taker of his family after losing his job as writing computer codes. His wife works at Xymos, a lab in the Nevada desert that is developing nonoparticles - micro-machines. Jack suspects his wife Julia of having an affair. Something goes wrong at the lab and a swarm of
Pros & Cons: The book is suspenseful, intelligent, and engaging. It seems to follow the typical Crichton formula: A big corporation does something that can be harmful to the population, an unsuspecting character has the knowledge to solve the problem and save the day while exposing the corporation, the scenarios seem like they can actually happen. Crichton is an excellent story teller, and although I enjoyed this book, I liked it less than some of his other books. The ending felt rushed and did not seem to fit with the flow of the rest of the story. Recommended for Crichton fans and those who enjoy thrillers
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nanoparticles escaped. The swarm is able to learn from experiences and seems to be self sustained and reproducing. Jack is called in to inspect the PREDPREY code that was used with the nanoparticles. When he gets to the lab, the team is acting secretive and the job is much more deadly than Jack suspected.Pros & Cons: The book is suspenseful, intelligent, and engaging. It seems to follow the typical Crichton formula: A big corporation does something that can be harmful to the population, an unsuspecting character has the knowledge to solve the problem and save the day while exposing the corporation, the scenarios seem like they can actually happen. Crichton is an excellent story teller, and although I enjoyed this book, I liked it less than some of his other books. The ending felt rushed and did not seem to fit with the flow of the rest of the story. Recommended for Crichton fans and those who enjoy thrillers
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LibraryThing member krysteria
I bought and read AIRFRAME several years ago, the first and only Michael Crichton book I'd ever read. I didn't really like it so I decided never to read anything by him again. When I came across this book at Sam's and I read the book jacket, it said it was about something loose in the desert that
However, I ended up thoroughly enjoying this book. Even though it was about nanotechnology, it was all explained in a way that turned it into English and you could at least almost understand what the characters were doing. But probably what got me into the book the most was that the whole first half of the book, the protagonist is a stay-at-home Dad and I just love the way he interacts with his kids, how he takes over the household chores, etc. etc. You really like this guy a lot, especially by how intuitive over his baby daughter he is, and because he knows what her cries and gestures mean. It's just an endearing quality, his relationship with his kids and his responsibility for them.
So then he ends up saving the planet, cool!
Not a bad book at all. I'd give it a 7.5 on a scale of 10. A very enjoyable read!
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was killing people. Well, that is a general synopsis of a novel I'm writing, so I decided to get the book and read it for research, so I would know one direction to NOT take my own novel in.However, I ended up thoroughly enjoying this book. Even though it was about nanotechnology, it was all explained in a way that turned it into English and you could at least almost understand what the characters were doing. But probably what got me into the book the most was that the whole first half of the book, the protagonist is a stay-at-home Dad and I just love the way he interacts with his kids, how he takes over the household chores, etc. etc. You really like this guy a lot, especially by how intuitive over his baby daughter he is, and because he knows what her cries and gestures mean. It's just an endearing quality, his relationship with his kids and his responsibility for them.
So then he ends up saving the planet, cool!
Not a bad book at all. I'd give it a 7.5 on a scale of 10. A very enjoyable read!
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LibraryThing member sarahjanesandra
I really enjoyed this book once I got into it. It may not be the books fault, I was in Paris for the first time. I don't know why I haven't read more Michael Crichton. I always enjoy each book.
LibraryThing member dspoon
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 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.
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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.
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LibraryThing member LouCypher
One of Crichtons best I think. The suspense was great and the depth of the field covered is enormous but he explains it all very well as usual. Great read.
LibraryThing member Radaghast
Definitely one of Crichton's weaker entries. A lot of this novel, especially the ending unfortunately, was predictable. The usual punch in the face that Crichton provides when it comes to issues of science and ethics is also missing. Beyond the obvious Nanotechnology=bad, there's no deeper
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argument. Readable, but not a must read. Show Less
LibraryThing member spectralbat
This is the first book I read by Michael Crichton and it remains one of my favorite reads. Fast paced technological thriller that keeps you on edge until the very end. Despite the fact that it's been shown that the situation in this book is not actually realistic, Crichton builds a solid
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theoretical situation that feels completely plausible and draws you in. Show Less
LibraryThing member elviomedeiros
This is a very fast paced book. The concepts of evolution, nanotecnology and AI are very well laid out and mixed with a good story and good writting.
LibraryThing member BookMonkee
On of the'can't put down' variety for geeks & tech heads. It's all about nanobots blah blah.
LibraryThing member clifflandis
I "read" the unabriged audiobook version of this. I liked this better than most of the Michael Crichton books that I've read. I did see all of the plot twists coming though--the clues earlier on in the book were in plain sight.
LibraryThing member woodpigeon01
While I have some reservations about the book, I enjoyed it and unusually for me I finished it in about 2 days. It is fast-paced: a page-turner right from the beginning, and it's packed full of interesting tid-bits from the world of science. The dark-side of nanotech is a fabulous subject for
Maybe it's the literalist in me coming out, but I think he confuses the processes of evolution with the action of intelligent agents. The agents had a capacity for learning quickly which he attributed to evolution. These are related but still quite distinct processes, and his explanation didn't convince me.
His characters are quite weak: I felt no empathy with any of them. It's a bit like a nanotech Jurassic Park, where humans are introduced mainly to waffle about science, scream a lot and be eaten on a regular basis.
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science fiction writers, so it's fertile territory for a skilled writer like Crichton. Maybe it's the literalist in me coming out, but I think he confuses the processes of evolution with the action of intelligent agents. The agents had a capacity for learning quickly which he attributed to evolution. These are related but still quite distinct processes, and his explanation didn't convince me.
His characters are quite weak: I felt no empathy with any of them. It's a bit like a nanotech Jurassic Park, where humans are introduced mainly to waffle about science, scream a lot and be eaten on a regular basis.
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LibraryThing member Darla
Kind of a standard mutant killer disease story, except that this one's caused by bacterial/nanobot hybrids. Standard Crichton writing--lots of scientific details (whether they're realistic I don't know, nor do I much care--I read his books as fictional thrillers, not as cautionary tales), and
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written with an eye to the eventual (inevitable?) movie. Show Less
LibraryThing member eduscapes
I love Crichton's combination of science, technology, and a thrilling story.
LibraryThing member booksbooks11
A decent thriller style science fiction story. It presents some really interesting ideas about Artificial Intelligence melded with biology in a totally engrossing plot. Has detailed notes at the end about his sources and where the ideas came from. A must for science fiction fans.
LibraryThing member conceptDawg
About a third of the way through this book I was really excited about the possiblilities that awaited in this story.
Unfortunately, at about the same time, things started going down hill fast. Old-style Crichton stories are some of my favorite books: The Terminal Man, Eaters of the Dead, A Case of
Terminal Man was an entire book of character development with only a thin veil of science as a stage. Prey, on the other hand, presents only the most rudimentary of character development, and those pages are merely to move the story along so that we can get to the “exciting” stuff. There is very little tension in the story between the main character and his wife, even though he suspects she is having an affair. Granted, Crichton wants there to be tension…but it just isn’t happening.
And don't get me started on some of the technology bits that are just plain laughable.
In the end, you know what is going to happen and, well, it goes ahead and happens. Not exactly a page-turner, but a fairly mindlessly enjoyable read for those weekend days that you don’t want to do a lot of thinking.
And, Michael Crichton, if you are out there: Please forget the movie deals for one or two books and show us all why we liked you so much before you went “Jurassic II” on us.
Unfortunately, at about the same time, things started going down hill fast. Old-style Crichton stories are some of my favorite books: The Terminal Man, Eaters of the Dead, A Case of
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Need, and Andromeda Strain. But that was back when he was less concerned about writing stories that would look good on the “big screen” and much more concerned with story telling and character development. Terminal Man was an entire book of character development with only a thin veil of science as a stage. Prey, on the other hand, presents only the most rudimentary of character development, and those pages are merely to move the story along so that we can get to the “exciting” stuff. There is very little tension in the story between the main character and his wife, even though he suspects she is having an affair. Granted, Crichton wants there to be tension…but it just isn’t happening.
And don't get me started on some of the technology bits that are just plain laughable.
In the end, you know what is going to happen and, well, it goes ahead and happens. Not exactly a page-turner, but a fairly mindlessly enjoyable read for those weekend days that you don’t want to do a lot of thinking.
And, Michael Crichton, if you are out there: Please forget the movie deals for one or two books and show us all why we liked you so much before you went “Jurassic II” on us.
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LibraryThing member fpagan
Bestseller novel about swarms of collectively intelligent nanomachines running amok.
LibraryThing member israfel13
Really cool idea, really crappy ending. This is definitely the Crichton that wrote Congo as apposed to that other guy who skillfully penned Jurassic Park and Eater's of the Dead.
LibraryThing member brysoncrichton
Interesting and exciting. A little farfetched but 5 years from now this treatise on nanotechnology is going to make him look like Jules Verne. Good mix of action and technology.
LibraryThing member Winshoe
Interesting idea -- I could see something like that actually happening. Maybe. Ending was kind of lackluster.
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Awards
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2005)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002-11-25
Physical description
351 p.; 23.5 cm
ISBN
8777146190 / 9788777146190
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Omslag: Stoltzedesign
Omslaget viser en kaktus i en ørken.
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra amerikansk "Prey" af Kim Langer
Side 172: .. sværmen formerer sig, er selvforsynende, tager ved lære af sine erfaringer, har en kollektiv intelligens og er i stand til at løse problemer ved hjælp af nytænkning ...
Side 172: Funktionelt set er den levende.
Side 252: "Det ligner en veldefineret, målrettet organisme". "Ja, men det gør vi på den anden side også", sagde Charley med en dyster latter.
Side 252: En frit bevægelig robot skal bruge enorme mængder databehandling på blot at undgå at kollidere med genstande i omgivelserne. Det samme skal mennesker, men de skænker det aldrig en tanke - ikke før lyset går ud. Først da finder de ud af - på den smertefulde måde - hvor megen databehandling det i virkeligheden kræver.
Side 252: Vi har overhovedet ikke bevidst kontrol over os selv. Vi tror bare at vi har.
Omslaget viser en kaktus i en ørken.
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra amerikansk "Prey" af Kim Langer
Side 172: .. sværmen formerer sig, er selvforsynende, tager ved lære af sine erfaringer, har en kollektiv intelligens og er i stand til at løse problemer ved hjælp af nytænkning ...
Side 172: Funktionelt set er den levende.
Side 252: "Det ligner en veldefineret, målrettet organisme". "Ja, men det gør vi på den anden side også", sagde Charley med en dyster latter.
Side 252: En frit bevægelig robot skal bruge enorme mængder databehandling på blot at undgå at kollidere med genstande i omgivelserne. Det samme skal mennesker, men de skænker det aldrig en tanke - ikke før lyset går ud. Først da finder de ud af - på den smertefulde måde - hvor megen databehandling det i virkeligheden kræver.
Side 252: Vi har overhovedet ikke bevidst kontrol over os selv. Vi tror bare at vi har.
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Pages
351
DDC/MDS
| 813.54 |