Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling
novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park,
Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth,
among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies
worldwide, have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and
have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and
directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma
and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only
writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same
year.
Dylan Baker, an award-winning stage performer and Tony(R) nominee,
has appeared in over 20 films, among them A Gentleman's Game,
Random Hearts, and Happiness; he has been a series regular on
Murder One and Feds.
"Next is a tribute to Crichton's storytelling skill...the
documentation he sprinkles throughout the narrative teases us with
speculation."-- "Los Angeles Times"
"Next is one of Mr. Crichton's more un-put-downable novels. Its
emphasis is on excitement."
-- "New York Times"
"Next is populated with blood-pressure-raising villains who will
keep you turning the pages."
-- "Forbes"
"[Crichton's] in top form with Next...There's a lot to like and to
scare you."-- "USA Today"
"[Crichton] invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the
Most Important Conversations We're Not Having."-- "Time"
"A compulsively readable beach book about the dawn of the biotech
revolution."-- "National Review"
"A satirical thriller that will have bookworms glued to their
armchairs."-- "Denver Post"
"Crichton addresses complex contemporary issues...into thrilling
reads."-- "Newsweek"
"Crichton's latest tech-thriller raises fascinating ethical
questions."-- "Christian Science Monitor"
"Dylan Baker gives one of those magical performances in which the
narrator disappears and a world appears, populated by amoral
biogeneticists, bounty hunters, bullies, and lawyers...Winner of
AudioFile Earphones Award."-- "AudioFile"
"Under Crichton's imaginative scrutiny, body-part theft, the
extinction of blonds and transgenic experiments...all loom on the
horizon."-- "People"
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