Michael Crichton has long been well-known for taking controversial theories or technologies and surrounding them with the fast and sexy trappings of a thriller. His novels have been years ahead of their time (The Andromeda Strain, which examined biological warfare and the potential for outbreaks, was published in 1969) or managed to capture the zeitgeist of particular moments (two words: Jurassic Park). But his latest effort is almost uncanny in its timeliness. State of Fear, Crichton's examination of global warming and environmental extremism, is very much a reflection of current global fascination....

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