Synopsis
The new novel from the bestselling author of Jurassic Park. A terrifying page-turner in classic Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart-pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology. Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by nothing but cactus and coyotes for miles and miles. Inside, eight people are trapped -- because outside, waiting for them, looking for them, is a predatory swarm of micro-particles that they themselves created. The swarm is getting bigger and more powerful by the hour, and they must find a way to stop it before it gets inside -- unless it's already too late...Once again, Michael Crichton combines up-to-the-minute science with relentless pacing to create an electrifying techno-thriller.

This book was given to me by a friend to pass on to bookcrossers.

Picked up from tiggerboing to take to the meet-up in Oxford tomorrow. Hope it finds a new reader.

Collected at the meet in the George & Dragon yesterday.

Finished it last night (31-01-06). It's the usual Crichton-doesn't-get-the-science-quite-right, but nonetheless a good read. He's good at building up suspense, and the whole way through I wondered what the outcome would be of the prologue - whether those poor children were going to survive. And the characters, whilst not always fully three-dimensional, are easy to distinguish. And because it's mostly a suspense/thriller type book, I think you'd enjoy it even if you don't like science fiction.

Plan is to release it some time this weekend, but not sure where yet.

RELEASE NOTES:

To be left anmongst the newspapers and Good Pub Guides.

Found the book at the Red Lion Inn in Cricklade. Brilliant old pub with excellant food. Took it to Chulmleigh in Devon. Brought it back to Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Plan to send it with a friend on holiday.

CAUGHT IN CRICKLADE WILTSHIRE ENGLAND