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The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere takes on global warming in this gripping and critically acclaimed thriller.

In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor.

In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation…

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1 author picked State of Fear as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I’m a huge Michael Crichton fan, you know, the guy who wrote Jurassic Park. He actually wrote lots of other books, every one a masterpiece, but this may be my favorite (and it’s hard to pick a favorite Chrichton, I am second guessing myself as I wrote this!).

In this book, one of his longest, Crichton tackles climate change, and no, don’t roll your eyes, this is a face paced thriller that will have you struggling to discern science from fiction.

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