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Is your loved one missing some body parts Are blondes becoming extinct Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species It's 2006: do you know who all your children are Do you know humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes And why does an adult human being resemble a chimp fetus There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction-is it worse than the disease Ever want to design your own pet Change the stripes on the fish in your aquarium Ever think to sell your body fat-or donate it to charity Or sell your eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars Did you know one fifth of all your genes are owned by someone else Come to think of it, could you and your family be pursued cross country just because you happen to have certain genes in your body 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. Most of the events in this book have already happened. And the rest are just around the corner. Get used to it.

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.

"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