My review on Micro A Novel Michael Crichton

While the range of horrific antagonists ranges from person to person, I'm freaked out by a very subtle and insidious threat: nanotechnology. That is, I'm freaked out by a microscopic bug designed by some mad scientist to crawl into my ear and change my gray matter. Forget snakes on a plane, I'm freaked out by bugs in my brain.
The same sentiment must have struck Crichton before he died because his posthumous "Micro" takes that same technology among other threats. Not only are readers faced with insidious microorganisms but also very maturely present Honey-I-Shrunk-the-Kids-esque miniatures. In the violent and adult storyline, our band of scientists work to defend humanity from a scientist-gone-wild in a quest for power and money.
I wasn't completely in love or interested with any of the characters (very Crichton-esque) but the premise and plot are compelling (also very Crichton-esque). In this way, Preston, the co-author was great at making the book a unified package. Better than the last two titles with Crichton's name on it, "Micro" makes for an excellent read. I also recommend--along the same lines--the intriguing medical/economic thriller Chaos and Kingdom, which Crichton enthusiasts will love.

