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#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton delivers an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride mixing cutting edge science and action-packed adventure in State of Fear. In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications. In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters off New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. 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.

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...he understands science and how to separate fact from fiction. Impressive documentation. --Washington Times ...Plenty of thrills, chills and spills. STATE OF FEAR is required reading. --The Electricity Daily A deftly crafted action/adventure novel. --Pittsburgh Tribune A gripping techno thriller that...spares no expense when it comes to adventure, suspense and, ultimately, satisfaction. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An exciting story...in the hands of a master story-teller like Crichton, it's good entertainment. --Sunday Telegraph Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages. --Houston Chronicle Definitely page-turning. --Detroit Free Press Fast-faced and a fun read. A breath of fresh air. --The Vancouver Province For thriller fans, STATE OF FEAR is the perfect tonic for a weekend when you're snowbound. --The Ottowa Sun In STATE OF FEAR Crichton weaves a stunning fiction around the issue of global warming. --Australia Gold Coast Bulletin One of the real pleasures of Crichton's books is their erudite polish. --Slate STATE OF FEAR grabs you from the start. --The Weekend Australian STATE OF FEAR is a valuable education in the guise of entertainment. Do yourself a favor and buy it. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette STATE OF FEAR is an exciting yarn. --The Liverpool Daily Post STATE OF FEAR is replete with heart-pounding suspense. --Albany Times Union STATE OF FEAR is the world's first page-turner that people will want to read in one gulp. --Montery County Herald STATE OF FEAR is Michael Crichton's best. --Bookreporter.com Terrific fun. --Daily Telegraph (London) The king of the techno-thriller has once again given us a gripping, action-packed yarn. --Birmingham Post There's no one else like him...a fast, fun read. --Weekly Standard This is definitely one for the Christmas list. --National Review Very enjoyable. --The Evening Standard (London) You have to hand it to Michael Crichton; he knows how to tell a story. --Wisconsin State Journal Scary? You bet. --People Fascinating for how Crichton was trying to make the very absence of fear spooky. --San Francisco Chronicle A master. A connoisseur of catastrophe. --Los Angeles Times The thrills of Crichton's latest are interspersed with fascinating facts and data. Perhaps his most serious and important book yet. --Booklist Provocative and controversial. [Crichton] marries compelling subject matter with edge-of-your-seat storytelling. --USA Today Michael Crichton's new book will appeal to your inner techie. --Washington Post Book World In STATE OF FEAR, Michael Crichton delivers a lightning-paced technopolitical thriller...every bit as informative as it is entertaining. --Wall Street Journal He imparts science while entertaining readers. --Denver Post Every bit as informative as it is entertaining. And it is very entertaining. --Wall Street Journal Crichton has written a book that deserves to be taken seriously. --The New Yorker Cliffhanging action sequences. --New York Times [A] snappy eco-thriller. --Entertainment Weekly ...this proves a pleasant way of learning a lot worth knowing. --Philadelphia Inquirer [Crichton's] expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. Cunningly orchestrated mayhem. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

[Crichton's] expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. Cunningly orchestrated mayhem. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

STATE OF FEAR is a valuable education in the guise of entertainment. Do yourself a favor and buy it. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette He imparts science while entertaining readers. --Denver Post In STATE OF FEAR, Michael Crichton delivers a lightning-paced technopolitical thriller...every bit as informative as it is entertaining. --Wall Street Journal Fascinating for how Crichton was trying to make the very absence of fear spooky. --San Francisco Chronicle . ..this proves a pleasant way of learning a lot worth knowing. --Philadelphia Inquirer STATE OF FEAR is Michael Crichton's best. --Bookreporter.com Michael Crichton's new book will appeal to your inner techie. --Washington Post Book World The thrills of Crichton's latest are interspersed with fascinating facts and data. Perhaps his most serious and important book yet. --Booklist There's no one else like him...a fast, fun read. --Weekly Standard . ..he understands science and how to separate fact from fiction. Impressive documentation. --Washington Times Provocative and controversial. [Crichton] marries compelling subject matter with edge-of-your-seat storytelling. --USA Today This is definitely one for the Christmas list. --National Review The king of the techno-thriller has once again given us a gripping, action-packed yarn. --Birmingham Post Scary? You bet. --People Crichton has written a book that deserves to be taken seriously. --The New Yorker You have to hand it to Michael Crichton; he knows how to tell a story. --Wisconsin State Journal Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages. --Houston Chronicle STATE OF FEAR is replete with heart-pounding suspense. --Albany Times Union For thriller fans, STATE OF FEAR is the perfect tonic for a weekend when you're snowbound. --The Ottowa Sun One of the real pleasures of Crichton's books is their erudite polish. --Slate A deftly crafted action/adventure novel. --Pittsburgh Tribune STATE OF FEAR is the world's first page-turner that people will want to read in one gulp. --Montery County Herald A master. A connoisseur of catastrophe. --Los Angeles Times In STATE OF FEAR Crichton weaves a stunning fiction around the issue of global warming. --Australia Gold Coast Bulletin STATE OF FEAR is an exciting yarn. --The Liverpool Daily Post Fast-faced and a fun read. A breath of fresh air. --The Vancouver Province Terrific fun. --Daily Telegraph (London) Cliffhanging action sequences. --New York Times A gripping techno thriller that...spares no expense when it comes to adventure, suspense and, ultimately, satisfaction. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An exciting story...in the hands of a master story-teller like Crichton, it's good entertainment. --Sunday Telegraph STATE OF FEAR grabs you from the start. --The Weekend Australian [A] snappy eco-thriller. --Entertainment Weekly Definitely page-turning. --Detroit Free Press ...Plenty of thrills, chills and spills. STATE OF FEAR is required reading. --The Electricity Daily Very enjoyable. --The Evening Standard (London) Every bit as informative as it is entertaining. And it is very entertaining. --Wall Street Journal .. .this proves a pleasant way of learning a lot worth knowing. --Philadelphia Inquirer .. .he understands science and how to separate fact from fiction. Impressive documentation. --Washington Times Provocative and controversial. [Crichton] marries compelling subject matter with edge-of-your-seat storytelling. --USA Today In STATE OF FEAR, Michael Crichton delivers a lightning-paced technopolitical thriller...every bit as informative as it is entertaining. --Wall Street Journal Fascinating for how Crichton was trying to make the very absence of fear spooky. --San Francisco Chronicle There s no one else like him a fast, fun read. --Weekly Standard This is definitely one for the Christmas list. --National Review He imparts science while entertaining readers. --Denver Post STATE OF FEAR is a valuable education in the guise of entertainment. Do yourself a favor and buy it. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The thrills of Crichton s latest are interspersed with fascinating facts and data. Perhaps his most serious and important book yet. --Booklist STATE OF FEAR is Michael Crichton s best. --Bookreporter.com Michael Crichton s new book will appeal to your inner techie. --Washington Post Book World this proves a pleasant way of learning a lot worth knowing. --Philadelphia Inquirer he understands science and how to separate fact from fiction. Impressive documentation. --Washington Times Scary? You bet. --People Crichton has written a book that deserves to be taken seriously. --The New Yorker The king of the techno-thriller has once again given us a gripping, action-packed yarn. --Birmingham Post Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages. --Houston Chronicle STATE OF FEAR is replete with heart-pounding suspense. --Albany Times Union You have to hand it to Michael Crichton; he knows how to tell a story. --Wisconsin State Journal STATE OF FEAR is an exciting yarn. --The Liverpool Daily Post In STATE OF FEAR Crichton weaves a stunning fiction around the issue of global warming. --Australia Gold Coast Bulletin STATE OF FEAR grabs you from the start. --The Weekend Australian A deftly crafted action/adventure novel. --Pittsburgh Tribune STATE OF FEAR is the world s first page-turner that people will want to read in one gulp. --Montery County Herald A gripping techno thriller that spares no expense when it comes to adventure, suspense and, ultimately, satisfaction. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [A] snappy eco-thriller. --Entertainment Weekly One of the real pleasures of Crichton s books is their erudite polish. --Slate For thriller fans, STATE OF FEAR is the perfect tonic for a weekend when you re snowbound. --The Ottowa Sun Cliffhanging action sequences. --New York Times Fast-faced and a fun read. A breath of fresh air. --The Vancouver Province Terrific fun. --Daily Telegraph (London) A master. A connoisseur of catastrophe. --Los Angeles Times An exciting story in the hands of a master story-teller like Crichton, it s good entertainment. --Sunday Telegraph Definitely page-turning. --Detroit Free Press Plenty of thrills, chills and spills. STATE OF FEAR is required reading. --The Electricity Daily Every bit as informative as it is entertaining. And it is very entertaining. --Wall Street Journal Very enjoyable. --The Evening Standard (London) [Crichton s] expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. Cunningly orchestrated mayhem. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [Crichton's] expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. Cunningly orchestrated mayhem. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

[Crichton's] expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. Cunningly orchestrated mayhem. --Express

One of the real pleasures of Crichton's books is their erudite polish. --Slate Very enjoyable. --The Evening Standard (London) STATE OF FEAR is a valuable education in the guise of entertainment. Do yourself a favor and buy it. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette He imparts science while entertaining readers. --Denver Post In STATE OF FEAR, Michael Crichton delivers a lightning-paced technopolitical thriller...every bit as informative as it is entertaining. --Wall Street Journal Fascinating for how Crichton was trying to make the very absence of fear spooky. --San Francisco Chronicle STATE OF FEAR is Michael Crichton's best. --Bookreporter.com Michael Crichton's new book will appeal to your inner techie. --Washington Post Book World The thrills of Crichton's latest are interspersed with fascinating facts and data. Perhaps his most serious and important book yet. --Booklist There's no one else like him...a fast, fun read. --Weekly Standard Provocative and controversial. [Crichton] marries compelling subject matter with edge-of-your-seat storytelling. --USA Today This is definitely one for the Christmas list. --National Review The king of the techno-thriller has once again given us a gripping, action-packed yarn. --Birmingham Post Scary? You bet. --People Crichton has written a book that deserves to be taken seriously. --The New Yorker You have to hand it to Michael Crichton; he knows how to tell a story. --Wisconsin State Journal Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages. --Houston Chronicle STATE OF FEAR is replete with heart-pounding suspense. --Albany Times Union For thriller fans, STATE OF FEAR is the perfect tonic for a weekend when you're snowbound. --The Ottowa Sun A deftly crafted action/adventure novel. --Pittsburgh Tribune STATE OF FEAR is the world's first page-turner that people will want to read in one gulp. --Montery County Herald A master. A connoisseur of catastrophe. --Los Angeles Times In STATE OF FEAR Crichton weaves a stunning fiction around the issue of global warming. --Australia Gold Coast Bulletin STATE OF FEAR is an exciting yarn. --The Liverpool Daily Post Fast-faced and a fun read. A breath of fresh air. --The Vancouver Province Terrific fun. --Daily Telegraph (London) Cliffhanging action sequences. --New York Times A gripping techno thriller that...spares no expense when it comes to adventure, suspense and, ultimately, satisfaction. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An exciting story...in the hands of a master story-teller like Crichton, it's good entertainment. --Sunday Telegraph STATE OF FEAR grabs you from the start. --The Weekend Australian [A] snappy eco-thriller. --Entertainment Weekly Definitely page-turning. --Detroit Free Press ...Plenty of thrills, chills and spills. STATE OF FEAR is required reading. --The Electricity Daily Every bit as informative as it is entertaining. And it is very entertaining. --Wall Street Journal .. .he understands science and how to separate fact from fiction. Impressive documentation. --Washington Times .. .this proves a pleasant way of learning a lot worth knowing. --Philadelphia Inquirer [Crichton's] expert manipulation of tension pays off in page-turning dividends. Cunningly orchestrated mayhem. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year. Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master's degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

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