The release date for the English version of 'Prey' by
Michael Crichton is Jan 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
An experiment in the Nevada desert has gone terribly wrong. A swarm of nanoparticles, or tiny robots, broke out of the lab. This cloud reproduces and survives on its own. It is wise and picks up knowledge from experience. It is, practically speaking, alive.
It is designed to be a predator. It is changing quickly and becoming deadlier by the hour.
It has resisted all attempts to destroy it.
And the prey is us.