Prey
Michael Crichton.
- 1st ed.
- New York : HarperCollins, c2002.
- xiii, 367 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-367).
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.