State of Fear by Michael Crichton

Author: Michael Crichton

Summary:
'State of Fear' as the name suggests is based on maintaining order in the society through the one of the most effective means known to man.

The story is based on global warming and how a eco-terrorists group tries to create catastrophes on 2 places to make sure the world believes in the devastating effects of global warming and makes huge changes in the current way things work through the world to reduce green-house gas emissions.

The story revolves around Peter Evans ( a environmentalist Lawyer ), George Morton ( a multimillionaire who provides funding to environmental causes ), Sarah ( Morton's Assistant ), John Kenner and Sanjong Thapa ( researchers at MIT ) and the utilization of the funding given by Morton to NERF ( National Environmental Resource Fund ).

Morton has a meeting with Kenner and Thapa resulting a turn-around in his views to provide funding to NERF and in a banquet held by NERF he officially announces his withdrawal of further funding to NERF. After the banquet however, Morton has a fatal accident out of rash driving over a cliff's edge.

Then this group teams up against ELF (named Earth Liberation Front) to foil their schemes which include dislodging a Huge iceberg in Antarctica using synchronized detonations of explosives, a thunderstorm with flash flooding at a National Park and a tsunami using under-water detonations and amplifiers using cavitation generators.

My Opinion:
Another typical Michael Crichton thriller which is very well-compiled and detailed narration.

How I got it: From a Library.

Will I buy it for my collection: Maybe.