Rising Sun, Michael Crichton
Rising Sun, Michael Crichton
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Rising Sun
A Novel

Author: Michael Crichton

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 11 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2015

Synopsis

A riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interestsOn the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto tower in downtown Los Angeles—the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate—a grand opening celebration is in full swing.On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered.The investigation immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue, a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize—and in which the Japanese saying “business is war” takes on a terrifying reality.Rising Sun was made into a film, starring Sean Connery.“As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.” —The New York Times Book Review“A grand maze of plot twists… Crichton’s gift for spinning a timely yarn is going to be enough, once again, to serve a current tenant of the bestseller list with an eviction notice.” —New York Daily News

About Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karl on July 02, 2018

Crichton puts forth a very interesting perspective on the economic relationship between Japan and the USA in this novel. While informative, I feel that Crichton was at times overly pessimistic. He draws a picture of the Japanese annexing the American economy and Japan itself surpassing the US in eve......more

Goodreads review by Gil on July 22, 2019

Interesting read, I get why people call it controversial though. Full review: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on December 11, 2022

Before approaching any book, it occurs to me that the reader should attempt to know the writer: his or her predispositions – in order to more thoroughly get a point of view that may or may not be present in the work one has read. It is obvious that Crichton had some very real concerns about Japanese......more

Goodreads review by Peter on April 21, 2017

Such a great thriller! Check out my full review on my booktube channel [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Mike on June 14, 2020

This was an interesting read right after Tai-Pan given that both books explore the business relationship between an Asian nation and a Western one. In this case, though, the Author came to the story with a very definitive message to get across. Namely that America as a whole (industry, government, s......more

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