Birds of Prey (Smith novel) Birds of Prey (Smith novel) Birds of Prey is a 1997 novel by Wilbur Smith set in the late 17th century. The novel was the first in the third sequence of the Courtney series of novels, and as of 2013 was chronologically the first in the entire series. Smith says the book established the characteristics of the family: "Right from "Birds of Prey"... the Courtneys were pirates, merchants, looking to seize the main chance. They were very much driven by monetary considerations. But with the Ballantynes it was much more empire, patriotism, glory – the soldierly virtues." In 1667 Holland
Prey (novel) Crichton "doing what he does best". In that he takes "the very latest scientific advances" and shows "their potentially terrifying underbelly". Even while pointing out the flaws in Crichton's science, in "Prey", multiple critics have praised the book's impact and overall message. Prey (novel) Prey is a novel by Michael Crichton, first published in November 2002. An excerpt was published in the January–February 2003 issue of "Seed". Like "Jurassic Park", the novel serves as a cautionary tale about developments in science and technology; in this case, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and distributed artificial intelligence. The book features relatively new advances in