Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man (USA 2014)

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From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a neurological thriller about the dangers of cutting-edge medical experimentation.

Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he often blackouts when they take hold. Shortly after severely beating two men during an episode, the police escort Benson to a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. There, Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit, is convinced he can cure Benson with an experimental procedure that would place electrodes deep in his brain's pleasure centers, effectively short-circuiting Harry's seizures with pulses of bliss. The surgery is successful, but while Benson is in recovery, he discovers how to trigger the pulses himself. To make matters worse his violent impulses have only grown, and he soon escapes the hospital with a deadly agenda...

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man. A Novel. Vintage Books, ISBN: 9780804171298 (March, 2014), 247 p., $15.95.

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man (USA 2009)

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Harry Benson is prone to violent, uncontrollable seizures and is under police guard after attacking two people. Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit at University Hospital in Los Angeles, is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure called Stage Three. During this highly specialized experimental surgery, electrodes will be place in the patient's brain, sending monitored, soothing pulses to its pleasure canyons. Though the operation is a success, there is an unforseen development. Benson learns how to control the pulses and is increasing their frequency. He escapes -- a homicidal maniac loose in the city -- and nothing will stop his murderous rampages or impede his deadly agenda...

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man. Harper, ISBN: 9780061782671 (April, 2009), 352 p., $9.99.

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man (USA 2003)

From the Publisher:
Harry Benson is prone to violent, uncontrollable seizures and is under police guard after attacking two people.

Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit at University Hospital in Los Angeles, is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure called Stage Three. During this highly specialized experimental surgery, electrodes will be place in the patient's brain, sending monitored, soothing pulses to its pleasure canyons.

Though the operation is a success, there is an unforseen development. Benson learns how to control the pulses and is increasing their frequency. He escapes -- a homicidal maniac loose in the city -- and nothing will stop his murderous rampages or impede his deadly agenda...

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man. Avon Books, ISBN: 0060092572 (October, 2003), 266 p., $7.99.

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man (UK 1996)

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The classic thriller and "New York Times" bestseller is reissued with a new look.
Prone to violent seizures, Harry Benson undergoes an experimental procedure that implants electrodes in his brain, sending soothing pulses to the brain's pleasure canyon. However, Harry learns how to control the pulses and increase their frequency. Harry then escapes -- a homicidal maniac loose in the city -- and nothing will stop his murderous rampage.

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man. Avon Books, ISBN: 0099442116 (July, 1996), 268 p., £4.99.

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man (USA 1988)

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Harry Benson suffers from seizures. So violent that he requires a police guard when entering a Los Angeles hospital for treatment.

Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit at University Hospital in Los Angeles, is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure known as a stage three. During this highly specialized experimental surgery, electrodes, placed deep in Beson's brain, send monitored, soothing pulses to its pleasure canyons.

The operation is a success - until Benson discovers how to get the pulses with increasing frequency. Then he escapes from the hospital and lapses into murderous rampages - becoming a homicidal maniac with a deadly agenda...

Michael Crichton: The Terminal Man. Ballantine Books, ISBN: 0345354621 (August, 1988), 268 p., $4.50 (?).