State of fear is a 2004 techno thriller novel by michael crichton his fourteenth under his own name and twenty fourth overall in which eco terrorists plot mass murder to publicize the danger of global warming despite being a work of fiction the book contains many graphs and footnotes two appendices and a 20 page bibliography in support of crichtons beliefs about global warming many climate scientists science journalists environmental groups and science advocacy . Welt in angst originaltitel state of fear ist der titel eines romans von michael crichton aus dem jahr 2004 der roman befasst sich mit der angeblichen instrumentalisierung der klimaforschung fur politische und wirtschaftliche interessen. 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 best. 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. State of fear is centered around a plot by eco terrorists to bring world attention to global warming by you guessed it blowing up half the world yes the nonsensical plot that makes up the spine of this book leaves the rest of this skeletal narrative in the hands of a man weve rarely seen michael crichton political philosopher