by Michael Crichton, Richard Preston · HarperCollins · tapa dura · ISBN 9780007350032
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«Micro» is the science fiction novel by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, published by HarperCollins in hardcover (424 pages, in English).
A group of postgraduate students is recruited by a biotechnology company for a secret project in Hawaii. There they discover they have been miniaturized and are trapped in the jungle, where microorganisms and tiny predators are a deadly threat; only their scientific knowledge allows them to survive.
The original publication date is November 22, 2011, and this HarperCollins edition is listed as a first edition.
For readers of science fiction and techno-thriller who enjoy survival stories in extreme environments.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
