Next

"NEXT is one of Mr. Crichton's more un-put-downable novels. Its emphasis is on excitement." - New York Times

"[Crichton's] in top form with NEXT. . . . There's a lot to like and to scare you." - USA Today

"[NEXT] is a tribute to Crichton's storytelling skill. . . the docmentation he sprinkles throughout the narrative teases us with speculation." - Los Angeles Times

"NEXT is a romp and a potboiler. . . a blockbuster science thriller. . . an entertaining read." - Philadelphia Inquirer

"Under Crichton's imaginative scrutiny, body-part theft, the extinction of blonds and transgenic experiments. . . all loom on the horizon." - People

"His plot, involving a score of main characters and a dozen different strands, defies summary but is completely brilliant." - Daily Mail (London)

"[Crichton] invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the Most Important Conversations We're Not Having." - Time magazine

"Crichton creates a series of fascinating dramatic situations that hold a reader's attention right down to the last page." - NPR (All Things Considered)

"Crichton addresses complex contemporary issues. . . into thrilling reads." - Newsweek

"Crichton has created a series of vivid, thought-provoking morality plays, presenting key questions engendered by genetic research." - Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"Crichton's latest techo-thriller raises fascinating ethical questions." - Christian Science Monitor

"A compulsively readable beach book about the dawn of the biotech revolution." - National Review

"You realize what [Crichton]'s fictionalizing could be happening now, not "Next." And that's what makes it all so terrifying." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"As entertaining as anything he has written since Jurassic Park." - Dallas Morning News

"Read this book. It's enough to scare the DNA out of you." - Baton Rouge Advocate

"NEXT will frighten, worry and amuse you, and keep you thinking long after its final words are read. Highly recommended." - Bookreporter. com

"A cracking pace. . . fast-moving plot with highly detailed research." - Sunday Telegraph (Australia)

"The writing is mentally sharp, with vignettes that make you wonder if you are reading satire or simply mild exagerration." - Houston Chronicle

"A satirical thriller that will have bookworms glued to their armchairs." - Denver Post

"(Crichton) is one of the most reliable purveyors of brain-engaged popular fiction at work today." - Sunday Express (London)

"It is devilishly clever. . . thoroughly enjoyable." - Aberdeen Press & Journal [Scotland]

"Crichton sets up mind-boggling scenarios. The pace and intrigue last to the final page." - News of the World (UK)

"A complex and credible extension of present reality into the realm of the imagination. A highly readable novel." - South China Morning Post

"NEXT is a page-turner, natuarlly; deft and dashing, eminently professional. " - Daily Telegraph (London)

"[Crichton's] latest is in genetics and his literary success is assured." - Mail on Sunday

"[Crichton] is a punchy, modern storyteller. NEXT is a popular thriller worth serious reading." - Adelaide Advertiser

"A cracking dark tale about biotechnology and transgenics. Epic in style." - Birmingham Post (UK)

"(Crichton) carouses through the landscape of scientific development, presenting one frightening possibility after another. Michael Crichton isn't for scaredybabies." - Daily News

"Wonderful. . . NEXT's a regular romp." - Evening Standard (UK)

"Provocative and entertaining." - Calgary Sun

"NEXT is populated with blood-pressure-raising villains who will keep you turning the pages." - Forbes