The Abominable: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1619693054 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 24 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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They arrange funding from the grieving Lady Bromley, whose son also disappeared on Mt. By the following year, three climbers -- a British poet and veteran of the Great War, a young French Chamonix guide, and an idealistic young American -- find a way to take their shot at the top. Everest in 1924. A pulse-pounding story of adventure and suspense, The Abominable is Dan Simmons at his spine-chilling best.. Young Bromley must be dead, but his mother refuses to believe it and pays the trio to bring him home. ALA Reading List Award for History, Short ListA thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest, from the bestselling author of The TerrorIt's 1924 and the race to summit the world's highest mountain has been brought to a terrified pause by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine high on the shoulder of Mt. This nightmare becomes a matter of life and death at 28,000 feet - but what is pursuing them? And what is the truth behind the 1924 disappearances on Everest? As they fight their way to the top of the world, the friends uncover a secret far more abominable than any mythical creature could ever be. Deep in Tibet and high on Everest, the three climbers -- joined by the missing boy's f
*IF* you like reading about climbing If any of these things don't apply to you, you may not enjoy the book.1. You love reading gripping mountain-climbing stories, like K2 and Into Thin Air2. You don't mind a relaxed development pace--you're content to dive into the background. This is not a read-in-one-night thriller--it's 673 pages. In defense of The Abominable I've read this and The Terror and love both! Suzie Weis This was a fantastic read. I read The Terror a few years back and was blown away by it, so I was eager to try this one when I heard of the similar premise about a group of men banding together for survival in the cold unknown. It was amazing in the first book, so why not this one?I'm very baffled. Indescribably Powerful Story I just finished reading The Abominable and feel deeply moved by this amazing and surprising story -- which is apparently not really by Dan Simmons, and not really fiction. If you read this book, you MUST read Dan Simmons' introduction or prologue to truly understand the rest of the story's contex
Young American alpine climber Jake is invited on a recovery mission to find Percival Bromley, a British lord who vanished on Mt. Can murder and carnage be fully explained by the evil of men? Is a supernatural threat looming over the expedition? As usual, Simmons doesn&'t answer all the questions he&'s raised when the mysteries surrounding the loss of Percy Bromley are resolved, but his fans, like Jake, are sure to enjoy the journey. Everest. But amid the wash of detail, Simmons plants crucial facts and conjectures about early-20th-century Europe that won&'t pay off until Jake and his party are nearing the top of the world. But lovers of Simmons&'s blend of alternate history, mystery, and myth will appreciate this three-act thriller set in the interwar years. (Oct.) . From Publishers Weekly Even Jake Perry, the fictional travelogue author Dan Simmons meets in his latest novel, jokes that his reader may not make it through this endless stack of