State of Fear – A Book Report

I recently finished Michael Crichton‘s “State of Fear” novel. Although it is fiction, Dr. Crichton, as usual, did the supporting research into the topic of global warming and the hysterical reactions of climate fascists. There is an author’s message and a complete bibliography at the end of the book.

This passage is on the foreword to the novel:

This is a work of fiction. Characters, corporations, institutions and organizations in this novel are the product pf the author’s imagination, or, if real, are used fictitiously without any intent to describe their actual conduct. However, references to real people, institutions and organizations that are documented in footnotes are accurate. Footnotes are real.

It was a hell of a novel. All the time indicting the alarmists for what they are: extremists and carbon tax and fund raising profiteers. I highly recommend this novel not only for entertainment, but to educate the reader with some of the actual facts about climate change from reputable scientists.

From the State of Fear website:

This is Crichton’s most wide-ranging thriller. State of Fear takes the reader from the glaciers of Iceland to the volcanoes of Antarctica, from the Arizona desert to the deadly jungles of the Solomon Islands, from the streets of Paris to the beaches of Los Angeles. The novel races forward on a roller-coaster thrill ride, all the while keeping the brain in high gear. Gripping and thought provoking, State of Fear is Michael Crichton at his very best.

Finally, here is a quote from Dr. Crichton in his presentation,“Aliens Cause Global Warming,” to Jet Propulsion Laboratories in 2003:

“Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re being had.”

— Michael Crichton