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The undisputed master of the high-concept thriller has written his most gripping and entertaining book yet 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 of New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. Thus begins Michael Crichton's exciting and provocative techno-thriller State of Fear. Only Crichton's unique ability to blend scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction could bring such disparate elements to a heart-stopping conclusion. This is Crichton's most wide-ranging thriller. State of Fear takes the reader from the glaciers of Iceland to the volcanoes of Antarctica, from the Arizona desert to the deadly jungles of the Solomon Islands, from the streets of Paris to the beaches of Los Angeles. The novel races forward on a roller-coaster thrill ride, all the while keeping the brain in high gear. Gripping and thought-provoking, State of Fear is Michael Crichton at his best.
| ISBN | 0007181604 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780007181605
(What's this?) | | Pages | 736 | | Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers | | Weight (grammes) | 372 | | Imprint | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 178 | | Publication date | 15 Aug 2005 | | Width (mm) | 111 | | DEWEY | 813.54 | | Academic level | General |
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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 'An exciting story. In the hands of a master story-teller like Crichton it's good entertainment and he has certainly informed the debate by presenting his arguments so clearly' Sunday Telegraph 'A page-turner!this is an action-packed read concerning a Machiavellian global-warming scam' Daily Mail 'Crichton can be relied on to produce a gripping impeccably researched thriller' Evening Standard 'There is much to enjoy here! the usual expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. You'll be comprehensively gripped by his storytelling skills' Daily Express  Be the first to write a customer review
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