by Michael Crichton · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401336409
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«Next» is the science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (512 pages, in Spanish).
Ensemble novel about genetic engineering: researcher Henry Kendall discovers a human-chimpanzee DNA hybrid created in a laboratory and decides to rescue it to integrate it into his family, while gene trafficking, designer animals and patent wars raise ethical dilemmas about DNA manipulation.
The Spanish edition was published in 2007.
For readers of scientific thrillers and ethical speculation about biotechnology.
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.
