State of Fear - Michael Crichton

nNew York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton delivers another action-packed techo-thriller in State of Fear. n nWhen a group of eco-terrorists engage in a global conspiracy to generate weather-related natural disasters, its up to environmental lawyer Peter Evans and his team to uncover the subterfuge. n nFrom Tokyo to Los Angeles, from Antarctica to the Solomon Islands, Michael Crichton mixes cutting edge science and action-packed adventure, leading readers on an edge-of-your-seat ride while offering up a thought-provoking commentary on the issue of global warming.

A deftly-crafted novel, in true Crichton style, State of Fear is an exciting, stunning tale that not only entertains and educates, but will make you think. nIn Paris, a young physicist performs an oceanographic experiment-then dies mysteriously after a romantic tryst with a beautiful stranger. In the jungles of Malaysia, powerful hypersonic cavitation technology-capable of toppling mountains with sound-is purchased by a private interest for an unspecified purpose.

In Vancouver, a businessman leases a small research submarine for use in the waters of New Guinea. In Tokyo, in Los Angeles, in Antarctica, in the Solomon Islands, an intelligence agent races to put all of the pieces together to prevent a global catastrophe. Michael Crichton is one of our most gifted popular novelists.

A true son of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, Crichton specializes in cutting-edge science fused with suspense .

. . a master of plausible and frightening scenarios of science unloosed in the hands of the unscrupulous and the obsessed.

He is a connoisseur of catastrophe.-Los Angeles Times--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette nIn Paris, a young physicist performs an oceanographic experiment-then dies mysteriously after a romantic tryst with a beautiful stranger. In the jungles of Malaysia, powerful hypersonic cavitation technology-capable of toppling mountains with sound-is purchased by a private interest for an unspecified purpose. In Vancouver, a businessman leases a small research submarine for use in the waters of New Guinea.

In Tokyo, in Los Angeles, in Antarctica, in the Solomon Islands, an intelligence agent races to put all of the pieces together to prevent a global catastrophe. Michael Crichton is one of our most gifted popular novelists. A true son of Jules Verne and H.

G. Wells, Crichton specializes in cutting-edge science fused with suspense . .

. a master of plausible and frightening scenarios of