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Micro - by Michael Crichton & Richard Preston (Paperback)

Micro - by  Michael Crichton & Richard Preston (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the vein of "Jurassic Park, " this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech companyNonly to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. Available in a tall Premium Edition.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In the vein of <em>Jurassic Park</em>, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company--only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. An instant classic, <em>Micro</em> pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore</p><p>In the locked office of a Honolulu building, three men are found dead, with no sign of struggle except for ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies.</p><p>In the lush rain forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Here, seven brilliant graduate students recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up company are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and surprising dangers at every turn. Prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power--armed only with their knowledge of the natural world--they must harness the inherent forces of nature itself to survive.</p><p>Melding scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction in vintage Michael Crichton fashion--completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston--<em>Micro</em> is an instant classic of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.</p>

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