Next (Crichton novel)

Next
First edition cover
AuthorMichael Crichton
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Techno-thriller
Satire
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
November 28, 2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages528 (plus author pages)
ISBN0-06-087298-5
Preceded byState of Fear 
Followed byPirate Latitudes 

Next is a 2006 satirical techno-thriller by American writer Michael Crichton. It was the fifteenth novel under his own name and his twenty-fifth overall, and the last to be published during his lifetime. It follows a number of characters, including transgenic animals, as they try to survive in a world dominated by genetic research, corporate greed, and legal interventions.