"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