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Историята този път се насочва към света на нанотехнологиите. Една частна компания е успяла да направи изумителен пробив, който може да се използва както за медицински, така и за военни цели. Джак е добър компютърен специалист в лош момент от кариерата си, който обаче е женен за чудесна жена, която се е издигнала до ръководни позиции именно в тази компания. И макар да се примирява трудно, че трябва да бъде домакинята и да се грижи за децата, няма как да не забележи, че неговата съпруга внезапно започва да се държи много странно. И когато е повикан като консултант в секретния обект на компанията в пустинята Невада, той скоро открива защо е така. Нейните колеги са изпуснали на свобода рояк самоорганизиращи се наночастици, които някак са оцелели и дори се множат – и се опитват всячески да е върнат там, където са създадени. И далеч нямат добри намерения към затворените вътре хора – те са плячката за нов, различен от всичко на планетата хищник.

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Exciting and the science on emergent behaviour and self-reproduction of bots is so good and fairly plausible. Pretty dystopic thinking about it tbh. I enjoyed it!

This Sci-Fi Thriller is very special for me, because it uniquely relates to my work. I've worked in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Game Dev. I've literally programmed stuff like Predator-Prey like behaviors in games, Genetic Algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimization, Multi-Agent Systems, Distributed Self-Play and Swarm Intelligence. It's a fascinating novel. I love how Michael Crichton puts so much effort and research into putting real science and tech, in science fiction and combines ideas creatively. There is even code written in the novel and a 4 page long list of references which includes several old AI/Robotics books that I've read. Relating tech and computing concepts from 2002, to 20 years later felt nice. The parts dealing with science and some thrilling parts are captivating. The novel gets a bit slow and repetitive at some places in middle, but overall it was a really nice read.

I had to read this book for my second-semester artificial intelligence class because it deals with nano-bots that use swarm-intelligence--something we were studying at the time. Basically the idea is that large groups of individually "stupid" agents can potentially display seemingly intelligent behavior. Think about insects: ants are a good example. Each ant is incredibly stupid, and by itself would wander aimlessly and accomplish nothing. But a very simple set of pre-defined behaviors causes the ants, as a whole, to very quickly find food and form direct lines to bring it back to the nest. Swarming insects, flocking birds, schooling fish, and herding animals, use a similar concept. It's a big area of research in AI right now: the idea being that you can make really cheap, individual robots that exhibit some desired intelligent behavior when working together. Of course, they're all using small robots with wheels, because there's no such thing as flying nano-bots (yet... DUHN DUHN).

Anyway, the book is mildly interesting as it explores what might happen if some of these robots got out of control. He does a pretty good job of have a viable--though admittedly speculative--scientific foundation, but then he kind of runs away with it. The story is action-filled and suspenseful--basically, what you'd expect of a Crichton novel--but I don't think it would measure up to something like Jurassic Park, though I can't say for certain because I've never read anything else by him. It's kind of the literary equivalent of an episode of 24.

عجیب کتابی بود نویسنده ای که نمی شناختمش جلد کتابی که اصلا به علمی تخیلی نمی خورد اما پشت جلد توضیحاتی جالب داده بود توضیحاتی که کتاب رو بر اساس اون خریدم وقتی شروع به خواندن کردم از همون ابتدا طرح ایده ای که نقش بست داخل ذهنم رو تقریبا حدس زدم اما شدت و جذابیت داستان وقتی که با عناصر پزشکی و کامپیوتر ترکیب شده بود موجب میشد داستان جنبه ی تخیلی منطقی داشته باشه عجیب تر برام اینکه کتاب سال ۲۰۰۲ یعنی تقریبا ۲۳ سال پیش نوشته شده و وقایع آن در بسیاری حالات دور از ذهن امروز ماست در صورتی که علمی تخیلی های بازه ی قبل از او همگی جهان را در تسلط هوش مصنوعی و ربات‌ها پیش بینی کردند و داستان سرایی نموده اند در کل امیدوارم باقی آثار آقای کرایتون باز ترجمه و منتشر شوند.

Artificial intelligence morphing into artificial life, threatening life as we know it. Nano-bots and their hive mentality, swarming and learning. Sounds like a winner, but it didn't even reach mediocre for me. The uber-thin characterizations capped it. I remember liking this author's Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, but this one didn't do much for me.

I chose this book for my science project and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I usually do not enjoy science books but I found this one very exciting and interesting. I would recommend it to all looking for a good science book to read.

I found Prey on the bookshelf of a lodge we were staying at over the weekend and thought it seemed like a good mindless vacation read.

I used to like Michael Chrichton (Juraissic Park, Disclosure) but hadn't read any in a while. Sadly, the poor writing quality kept jerking me out of what was otherwise a decent story. I don't know whether this is because his writing has gone downhill or my standards have just changed.

The premise is exciting enough (nano-robots gone rogue) but Chrichton keeps breaking the action to give either wooden details about the stay-at-home Dad's domestic life, or long-winded descriptions of nano-technology. A good sci-fi writer should be able to work the latter into the story without paragraphs of exposition.

It also goes without saying that the science is far from realistic but written in a way to make it seem plausible and current. I know this is Chrichton's style, but it bothered me more than it used to. Maybe it's an "uncanny valley" - I can handle science fiction that doesn't proclaim to be real, or non-fiction books about technology, but this falls in an uncomfortable middle.

Never mind the idea that an incredibly talented software engineer would be unable to find a job for a year because he had one bad boss and "Silicon Valley is a small place". At least I hope this isn't true... :)

This is just the thing if you an action packed sci fi 90s blockbuster kind of ride. I loved the beginning, it was eerie and full of dread. I loved towards the end, the scene out in the desert. It felt like the inspiration behind Annihilation. The middle is action packed in the typical Michael Crichton fashion which, admittedly, diffuses the scares a bit. But overall it’s the original and just a good, entertaining sci fi read. More like this please- if that’s possible.

Ok so did jack succeed or what?!??

This was a very cloak and dagger type read. It was full of mysteries, and non-stop action! The lead character was a noble hero!! I don't think anyone could not root for him. But I am worried for the supporting characters... WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM!!!
The story was a little far fetched. But idk maybe it's something that could happen, all this technology getting better and better, more and more complicated EVERYDAY!!!

Kinda frightening when you think of it that way....

Idea behind the book is very catching and gives small introduction to machine learning and other IT techniques. But why is the main character intelligent in one moment and dumb as as a doorstop in next?

The strongest point of this book I found the way the writer manages to make the technology and science in this book understandable. The mystery and power-escalation is smartly thought out and deserves praise. I personally found the 'domestic troubles' a bit dragging and the finale a bit rushed, but that comes down to personal taste and style. Would definitely recommend!