Book+Review

media type="file" key="cameronk-bookreview-2012.mp3" width="240" height="20" Technology has been improving human lives for thousands of years. From the first pulley system to today’s modern super computers technology has played a major role in the human civilization. But in the near future could this technology get out of hand. In the thrilling novel PREY by Michael Creighton a high profit artificial intelligence manufacturing company known as Xymos has invented a never before seen technology. Microscopic robots that enter the blood stream through a small injection and can take live video feed of the inside of the body, making it super easy to perform very difficult medical procedures. This is known as nanotechnology, it is the first of its kind, what could go wrong… The author of PREY, Michael Creighton, does an excellent job at formulating a very interesting and exciting plot. This novel is very unpredictable it is stuffed with so many exiting twists and turns and surprises you don’t expect. I am sorry to say I highly dislike reading, but this book is something else. Within the first ten minutes my eyes where cemented to the pages and they would seize to move. The plot of this compelling novel is very intriguing because Creighton injects so much mystery into this novel all you want to do is keep reading. And even when you have finally reached the solution to one of these mysteries another one is waiting on the next page. The plot throughout the story flows very well all the way up to its climactic ending. Another factor of this book that I would like to mention is Creighton’s way of making the characters come to life. This novel is filled with a very good amount of dialogue, which makes the story that much more interesting. In fact, the dialogue is so well written, sometimes I feel as if I am in the same room listening to the characters converse. The next major factor in making the characters come to life is description. Creighton does an excellent job at describing characters, when I close my eyes I can almost pictures them. This brings me to my next topic, description. Not only does this novel have excellent character description it has amazing description on basically everything in the story. As you are reading you can just see the scenes of this novel play out in your mind like an old fashion projector. One time I was reading this novel late at night in my room and I had just read about one of the characters disturbing dreams. I got chills and that feeling as if someone was watching you. I was so freaked out I dropped the book and went down stairs. The vivid details and descriptions in this book are so well written sometimes you feel as if you are part of the story, as if you are actually experiencing it in real life. PREY, a thrilling story about the vital dominance and dependence that humans symbiotically share with their technological counter parts, has morphed into an intriguing book I would recommend to anyone looking for an exciting and amazing novel. Whether you like science fiction or not, young or old, it does not matter once this book is in your hands, trust me, you will not want to put it down.