Thin Air
- ISBN-10
- 1785414038
- ISBN-13
- 9781785414039
- Series
- Thin Air
- Category
- Apparitions
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Author
- Michelle Paver
Description
The Himalayas, 1935: Five Englishmen set off from Darjeeling, determined to be the first to conquer the summit of Kangchenjunga, third highest peak on earth. Their inspiration is a book by Charles Lyell, leader of an ill-fated expedition twenty-eight years before, which regales his heroism in the face of extreme odds. But courage can only take them so far - and the mountain is not their only foe. Charles Tennant, a survivor of the Lyell expedition haunted by his experience, warns them of dark things ahead; and it isn't long before macabre events hint that the climbers are not as isolated - or safe - as they think. As mountain sickness and the horrors of extreme altitude set in, the past refuses to stay buried. And sometimes, the truth won't set you free ...
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