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Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics as it’s happening now, told as only Michael Crichton can tell it, with lightening fast pacing and thrilling chases.
Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future—it’s the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why an adult human being resembles a chimp fetus? And should that worry us? There’s a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease?
We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps; a time when it’s possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars; test our spouses for genetic maladies and even frame someone for a genetic crime. We live in a time when one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes...
Devilishly clever, Next blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems, and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn.
- Print length560 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarper
- Publication dateOctober 28, 2008
- Reading age14 - 18 years
- Dimensions4.19 x 1.26 x 7.5 inches
- ISBN-100060873167
- ISBN-13978-0060873165
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“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
From the Back Cover
Welcome to our genetic world.Fast, furious, and out of control.This is not the world of the future—it's the world right now.
About the Author
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 forty 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.
Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.
Product details
- Publisher : Harper; Reprint edition (October 28, 2008)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 560 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0060873167
- ISBN-13 : 978-0060873165
- Reading age : 14 - 18 years
- Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.19 x 1.26 x 7.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #387,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,160 in Technothrillers (Books)
- #8,148 in Science Fiction Adventures
- #23,546 in Suspense Thrillers
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About the author

After graduating from Harvard Medical School, Michael Crichton embarked on a career as a writer and filmmaker, whose credits include 'The Andromeda Strain', 'Westworld', 'Jurassic Park', 'Rising Sun', 'Prey' and 'State of Fear' and the TV series 'ER'. He has sold over 150 million books which have been translated into thirty-six languages; twelve have been made into films. He is the only person to have had, at the same time, the number one book, movie and TV show in the United States.
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But compared to his other amazing works, this does not fall in the top 10.
Still enjoyed it, but Crichton has an enormously high standard to live up to...
When I heard Crichton wrote another book called, "Next", I thought to myself that Crichton was going to write about the eugenics concept. Perhaps he wrote about some sort of change in human evolution. In my opinion, Crichton only "lightly" touched on the subject, a change in human evolution. Without giving too much away, I would state that the book was overwhelmingly about how big-business will stop at nothing for profit. Other reviewers stated that there were too many characters to keep track of, and I agree with them. The book "Next" is a bit of a departure from other books in the fact there were subplots and multiple characters. It was a bit of a distraction when I would start reading again after a couple of days, and would have to remember, "Ok, who was this guy again?" "What was the relationship between these two characters?" There were a couple of characters that really didn't add value to the book, I think Crichton could have tightened up the book by not including multiple characters.
I think what rubs people the wrong way is that Crichton makes no apology for his opinions on Global Warming, bioethics, and Genetic patents. No doubt about it, if you had read "Prey", "State of Fear", and "Next", he is obviously making a statement. If you had read the book, but not the author's notes at the end, you should read his comments.
A real life case on patenting genes...
The Chakrabarty case was one of the great judicial moments in world history. And the public was unaware it was actually happening as a process was being engaged. General Electric and Professor Chakrabarty went to the patent office with a little microbe that eats up oil spills. They said they had modified this microbe in the laboratory, and therefore it was an invention. The patent office and the U.S. Government took a look at this "invention"; and they said, no way. The patent statures don't cover living things. This is not an invention. Turned down. Then GE and Doctor Chakrabarty appealed to the U.S. Customs Court of Appeal. And, to everyone's surprise by a three-to-two decision, they overrode the patent office. They said, this microbe looks more like a detergent or a reagent, then a horse or a honey bee. This is funny because, they didn't understand basic biology; it looked like a chemical to them. Had it had an antenna, or eyes, or wings, or legs, it would never have crossed their table and been patented. Then the patent office appealed. And what the public should realize now is the patent office was very clear back then: you cannot patent life. It will not be long before corporations will own the blueprints of life. Currently, the patent office states that you can patent anything in the world that's alive, except a full birth human being. --Source, Jeremy Rifkin, President, Foundation on Economic Trends.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2022
The whole Gerard thing, the talking bird, is reduced to similarly ridiculous plot construction even though this is the only truly likeable character in this idiot's tome. At least he's the only character for which an adequately developed sense of self is conveyed even if the play of bird poop is twice important to the plot
And that is just one plot arc of many that play out without any sense of logical context. And the protagonist of the book, or so it would seem, just seems to disappear with those loose strings sort of being tied up in a court decision, but if the author doesn't care to write a proper ending for what is really his main character why should any of us care?
Like State of Fear, MC does a good job of mixing fact with fiction and defends this by his foreword in which he states the book is true except for the parts that aren't. But unlike State of Fear, the story telling here is boring, predictable and littered with cliches. The ideas in this work would have been nicely suited to the reader if it had been written as an essay about the very real problem of gene patenting. It might even have made a difference and benefitted humanity. But this book as fiction is just a waste of time and talent. And humanity benefits from neither.
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The plot hinges around biotech innovation and its cynically connection to financial backing - both collude to rip off the average joe. They are not just ripping of our money, but our very essence. None of this cartel even pretend they are in it for the good (or such thoughts are pretty quickly erased to make way for full-on collusion). They end up going to absurdly immoral lengths to protect their profits. The plot is deliberately structured to show how utterly degraded professionals and experts really are. The legal bit about genes being copyrighted and so future generations are 'owned' by the biotech company is given a fairly literal run out here.
I understand this is based upon conservative American fear about bio-engineering - Michael Sandel's Case Against Perfection is an eloquent statement of the non-cynical reasons for being suspicious. I understand there is fear about investment managers seeking profit-over-people, and the like, but this book drips with cynicism about anyone who is not just-plain-folks. Much of Robin Cook's writing about similar themes has clear distinctions between goodies and bodies, but they never seem to be plotted in anger like this.
Perhaps the threads are brilliantly drawn together at the end, but I'll never know because I gave up around 80% through.
But as usual with Crichton, it's put in as a fascinating story that a layman like me can understand.













