In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of
nanoparticles -- micro-robots -- has escaped from the laboratory. This
cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and
learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive.
It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming
more deadly with each passing hour.
As fresh as today's headlines, Michael Crichton's most compelling novel
yet tells the story of a mechanical plague and the desperate efforts of
a handful of scientists to stop it. Drawing on up-to-the-minute
scientific fact, takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and
artificial distributed intelligence -- in a story of breathtaking
suspense.
Read by Robert Sean Leonard
Introduction read by Michael Crichton