State of Fear

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