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State of Fear

By Michael Crichton
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton delivers an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride mixing cutting edge science and action-packed adventure in State of Fear.

In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor.

In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications.

In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters off New Guinea.

And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means.

A deftly-crafted novel, in true Crichton style, State of Fear is an exciting, stunning tale that not only entertains and educates, but will make you think.

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3.5
“This was a moderately entertaining but unnecessarily long science fiction thriller by Micheal Crichton. While I absolutely love some of Crichton's other books, like "Jurassic Park", this was slightly disappointing. I felt that it was incredibly exciting for the first 2/3, but I was disappointed by the climax and resolution of the story, as some of the events felt out of place or a bit of a stretch. That being said, I did enjoy the characters (although I was a bit frustrated by how stubborn/obtuse Evans remained for a lot of the novel) and a lot of events in the story, particularly those that occur in the first half of the novel. This felt a bit more like something written by Dan Brown than a typical Crichton novel, but it was still decent. I did not consider the larger political/social message of this novel in my rating, so I won't speak too much about it in my review, other than I can see why it hampered some people's enjoyment of the story (though I didn't find this to be the case). 2.5 stars rounded up.”

About Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, RunawayLookerComa and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.

Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

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