But his faith in science and technology is evident in its implacable progression, and especially in the positive role it plays in the lives of his various characters. People who misunderstand this point have occasionally branded Crichton a Luddite, someone who fears technology (particularly after his portrayal of the dangers of nanotechnology in Prey). Rather, it’s the evil or hubris of the people behind the technology that leads to destruction or salvation. While some sort of technology run amok is often at the heart of a Crichton thriller, it’s rarely (if ever) the technology per se, that causes or cures whatever disaster Crichton concocts. Let’s take a look at the three books within State of Fear one at a time.įirst and foremost, State of Fear is, like most other Crichton thrillers, more about people than it is about technology. State of Fear (HarperCollins Publishers, 2004, 603 pages) is actually three books in one – a fast-paced thriller, like Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park an explication that’s too rarely seen in fiction of scientific arguments, complete with 18 pages of references, and, finally, a five-page policy brief of the author’s conclusions drawn from the science he learned while writing his novel.
Michael Crichton, physician-turned-novelist-turned screenplay-writer is one of those few. But few people can teach by way of telling a great story.
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