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Michael Crichton, Richard Preston Press Reviews

Praise for Michael Crichton:

'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
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 on Prey

'Mixing cutting-edge science with thrills and spills, this is classic Crichton'
Daily Mirror on Prey

'A satirical black-comedy thriller! Crichton writes likes Tom Wolfe on speed! completely brilliant! Crichton's treatise on how breakthroughs in genetic science have been hijacked by science is anything but dull! top form'
Daily Mail on Next

'The pages whip by. Does exactly what you want the prose in a thriller to do'
Telegraph on State of Fear

Praise for Prey:

'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'
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

Praise for Next:

'A wonderful farrago, energetically stirring up a lot of scientific, medical, business and legal issues! marvellous'
Evening Standard

'A satirical black-comedy thriller! Crichton writes likes Tom Wolfe on speed! completely brilliant! Crichton's treatise on how breakthroughs in genetic science have been hijacked by science is anything but dull! top form'
Daily Mail

'One of the most reliable purveyors of brain-engaged fiction at work today! he is too good a writer not to nail us! diverting stuff'
Daily Express

'Crichton has certainly done his research! his alarm is hard to dispute! compelling! extremely funny'
Sunday Times

'Be very afraid! expertly blending science fact with fiction, Crichton sets up mind-boggling scenarios where doctors, lawyers, scientists and big business play God! the pace and intrigue last to the final page'
News of the World

'A satiric polemic! a convincing and scary warning from Crichton'
Sunday Times

Praise for State of Fear:

'The pages whip by. Does exactly what you want the prose in a thriller to do'
Telegraph

'Crichton's new novel is an environmental adventure of truly global proportions. Intelligent, readable and guaranteed to get the grey matter going'
Mirror

'A page-turner!this is an action-packed read concerning a Machiavellian global-warming scam'
Daily Mail