LEADER 01596ojm 2200253z- 450 001 9910148877103321 005 20230905114811.0 010 $a0-00-722091-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000923980 035 $a(BIP)014060453 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000923980 100 $a20231107c2005uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aPrey 210 $cHarperCollins UK 330 8 $aFrom the Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes this classic Crichton page-turner, weaving together heart-pounding thrills with cutting-edge technology.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 science fact, PREY takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence - in a story of breathtaking suspense. 517 $aPrey 676 $a813.54 700 $aCrichton$b Michael$f1942-2008$025860 702 $aLeonard$b Robert Sean$4oth 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910148877103321 996 $aPrey$93585914 997 $aUNINA