Micro

A Novel

By: Michael Crichton, Richard Preston

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.

NOT nearly as bad as others report

I have listened to ALL of crichton's books and many from preston. No, its not as great as say Prey, or his masterwork State of Fear, BUT its better than some others. Some sections and scenes are far fetched regardless of the technology. Example, at a tiny state the people and objects mass is reduced to the point where a breeze can blow them away but other natural and man made effects are substantially less so. The characters are a little light weight (no pun intended), true enough. I just hope that this is the LAST "crichton" book, so that he doesn't end up like the dead robert ludlum

Great story!

What made the experience of listening to Micro the most enjoyable?

The reader was good. I enjoyed his voices and interpretations of the characters. The story kept me interested.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked all of the students.

What about John Bedford Lloyd’s performance did you like?

His voices.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

I love stories such as this and appreciate Michael Crichton's scientific take and meshing it with fiction--he is missed.

action all the way

action all the way! Crichton continues to live on and show how great writing is done

Oh... pronunciation

it's Omi-Cron, not O-Micron. Otherwise, performance was fairly ok. Go ahead and purchase! I know I did.

Interesting Setting

The micro world setting is a fun exploration story. The dangerous insects were all exciting and the use of nature so on.
the dialogue is rough but it didnt deter my enjoyment of this world.
was left at a possible sequel ending so that's sad to see we wouldn't get whatever the next adventure would've been in this cool sco fi setting.