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An edition of State of Fear
(2004)
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
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In Paris, a physicist dies after a visit from a beautiful stranger. In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly technology. In Vancouver, a research submarine is hired for use in the waters off New Guinea. And in Tokyo, Professor John Kenner – intelligence agent and environmental specialist – works to uncover an unprecedented threat to the future of the entire world…
State of Fear races on a roller-coaster thrill ride across the globe – from the volcanoes of Antarctica to the streets of Paris and the beaches of Los Angeles – all the while keeping the brain in high gear. Gripping and thought-provoking, this potent blend of scientific fact and pulse-pounding action is Michael Crichton at his very best.
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conflicts of interest, swashes, blue-ringed octopuses, scientific conferences, Chinese language materials, spy and adventure novels, American literature, Suspense fiction, science fiction, Ecoterrorism, Open Library Staff Picks, Global warming, Fiction, Submarines (Ships), Technology, Fiction, technological, Fiction, thrillers, Large type books, Fiction, thrillers, general, Ecology, Earth sciences, Climate, Greenhouse effect, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2015-08-30, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, technological, Literature and fiction, mystery and suspensePlaces
South Pacific Ocean, Paris, Malaysia, Vancouver, New Guinea, Tokyo, MIT, Solomon Islands, California, Antarctica, Los AngelesShowing 10 featured editions. View all 51 editions?
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Welt in Angst
2006, Goldmann, Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
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State of Fear
2004, HarperCollins Publishers
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2004, HarperCollins Publishers
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State of Fear: A Novel
2004, HarperCollinsPublishers, HarperCollins
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"In the darkness, he touched her arm and said, "Stay here.""
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State of Fear is a 2004 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his fourteenth under his own name and twenty-fourth overall, in which eco-terrorists plot mass murder to publicize the danger of global warming. Despite being a work of fiction, the book contains many graphs and footnotes, two appendices, and a 20-page bibliography in support of Crichton's beliefs about global warming. Many climate scientists, science journalists, environmental groups, and science advocacy organisations dispute Crichton's views on the science as being error-filled and distorted.
The novel had an initial print run of 1.5 million copies and reached the #1 bestseller position at Amazon and #2 on The New York Times Best Seller list for one week in January 2005. The novel itself has garnered mixed reviews, with some literary reviewers stating that the book's presentation of facts and stance on the global warming debate detracted from the book's plot.
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