Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday (6)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I loved Michael Crichton and will greatly miss his additions to the book world so I was happy to hear about this one coming out, it sounds really great.


Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
Publish Date: 11/22/2011
Three men are found dead in the locked second-floor office of a Honolulu building, 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.


So what are you waiting on this week?



4 comments:

Svea Love said...

Glad to hear you will have another book to enjoy! It's always sad when being deprived from your favorite author.

Rida (Raindrop Reflections) said...

Micro looks amazing! I'm definitely going to find out more about it.

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TheBookGirl said...

This sounds like a really chilling read...hope you enjoy it!

Giselle said...

Oh this sounds good! Never heard of it before either!

Giselle
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