Micro

A Novel

By: Michael Crichton, Richard Preston

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

In Jurassic Park, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in Micro, Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore.

In a locked Honolulu office building, three men are found dead with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye.

In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being discovered; they are feeding a search for priceless drugs and applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined.

In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up. Nanigen MicroTechnologies dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open a whole new scientific frontier.

But once in the Oahu rain forest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and surprising dangers at every turn. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, they find themselves prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power. To survive, they must harness the inherent forces of nature itself.

An instant classic, Micro 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.

©2011 John Michael Crichton Trust (P)2011 HarperCollinsPublishers

NOT nearly as bad as others report

I have listened to ALL of crichton's books and many from preston. No, its not as great as say Prey, or his masterwork State of Fear, BUT its better than some others. Some sections and scenes are far fetched regardless of the technology. Example, at a tiny state the people and objects mass is reduced to the point where a breeze can blow them away but other natural and man made effects are substantially less so. The characters are a little light weight (no pun intended), true enough. I just hope that this is the LAST "crichton" book, so that he doesn't end up like the dead robert ludlum

Micro ~ intense!

What a brilliant novel! Loved every minute of it. Can't wait for the movie. RIP Michael Crichton❤

A fun read.

A fun read. Just waiting to be made into a movie.
Too bad Michael Crichton died, cause I would have loved a sequel, and I always loved his books.

Great story!

What made the experience of listening to Micro the most enjoyable?

The reader was good. I enjoyed his voices and interpretations of the characters. The story kept me interested.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked all of the students.

What about John Bedford Lloyd’s performance did you like?

His voices.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

I love stories such as this and appreciate Michael Crichton's scientific take and meshing it with fiction--he is missed.

Good story and narration (mostly)

I really like this book and find in to be well in Crichton’s style. Just took a star off for his terrible pronunciation of the name Amar. Killed me a little every time he said his name. His pronunciations of arboretum and Costa Rica are weird, too, but otherwise a great job. Definitely not deal breakers, and well worth the listen

Good but a little disappointing.

I did finish this book but thought it just too far fetched. Also it simply wasn’t as well written as I expected it to be.

Micro sci do thriller

Good detail and concept. Kept me listening all the way through. Enjoyed the narrator's voice.

Kinda Cheesy

I loved Michael Crichton's books, growing up. Micro is so similar to Timeline. There are a few parts that were cheesy and kinda distracting. However, it is still a great book.

FUN BOOK!

What did you like best about Micro? What did you like least?

It was imaganative but a little corney.

Have you listened to any of John Bedford Lloyd’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Very good performance

Do you think Micro needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No, I don't know where you would go with that story.

Any additional comments?

It was light, entertaining but not the best science fiction I've read.

microbe

a little slow to begin with but is the book continues the plot thickens and it's becomes a excellent book great story and performance I really liked it.