![]() ![]() The eco-terrorists are attempting to create a series of apparently natural disasters and fool the public into believing that the events are the result of the adverse effects of global warming. State of Fear couples Crichton's scientific research and data with a fast-paced plot in which a small group of individuals attempt to thwart the actions of an eco-terrorist group. However, references to real people, institutions, and organizations that are documented in footnotes are accurate. In the novel's preface, he writes that "this is a work of fiction…. He employs dozens of footnotes and graphs throughout the novel that go hand in hand with the fiction. Though Crichton's novel is a work of fiction, it relies heavily on scientific data and research. He pored over numerous texts dealing with the environment, pollution, global warming, and environmental policy. Before publishing State of Fear in 2004, Michael Crichton spent three years researching the novel. ![]()
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