by Michael Crichton · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401335150
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«Presa» is the science fiction and techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (399 pages, in Spanish).
Jack, an unemployed computer scientist looking after his children, begins to suspect that his wife Julia is hiding something related to her work in nanotechnology at a laboratory in the Nevada desert. There, microscopic particles endowed with artificial intelligence and the ability to cluster into swarms are being developed, an experiment that soon spirals out of control and becomes a threat to its own creators.
Novel originally published in English as «Prey» in 2002, translated into Spanish for this 2004 edition. The action takes place in Nevada and combines elements of suspense, science fiction and criticism of technology.
Recommended for readers of techno-thrillers and fans of science fiction with unsettling ideas about artificial intelligence.
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.
