[Centurion2000]

For a good scare related to this read Crichtons new book Prey.

Book is sitting on my shelf in my to read list .... how is it ?

[fourdeuce82d]

Book is sitting on my shelf in my to read list .... how is it ?

Okay, but not great.

[Axenolith]

It was great, bought it the day before yesterday and finished it last night. I've actually got a couple of the works he cites for background sources in it.

If it piques your interest in that realm of SF you might try
ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY by Kevin Anderson, though it's out of print.

The concept of coupling nanotech with self organizing behavior is disturbing; makes one hope that the rules of the research are firmly in place before we leap into the deep end.

The one short side is that Crichton could have delved a bit deeper into the evolving structure of the "organisms", but then again, thats probably just me. I could be happy with an author expounding on the nitty gritty details frequently, and that would probably be a distraction for a lot of readers.