Prey
About this book
Prey is a novel by Michael Crichton, his thirteenth under his own name and twenty-third overall, first published in November 2002, making his first novel of the twenty-first century. The novel serves as a cautionary tale about developments in science and technology; in this case, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and distributed artificial intelligence. The book features relatively new advances in the computing/scientific community, such as artificial life, emergence (and by extension, complexity), genetic algorithms, and agent-based computing. Fields such as population dynamics and host-parasite coevolution are also at the heart of the novel. ---------- Contains: [Prey [1/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28766164W) [Prey [2/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28766161W) Also contained in: Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 188689 readers · 367 pages · ≈ 6 h 48 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Prey?
About ≈ 6 h 48 m — 367 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Prey?
367 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Prey?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Is Prey in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Prey?
The main characters include Jack Forman, Julia Forman, Mae Chang, Ricky Morse.
Where does Prey take place?
It is set in Nevada, Xymos research facility, Basin Desert.
Who wrote Prey?
Michael Crichton.