Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. Bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly
anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on
your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine. I think this one sounds like a good one for a chilly fall evening.
Release date: October 22, 2013,
Hachette - Little, Brown and Co.
A thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest, from the bestselling author of The Terror
It'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. Everest. 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. They arrange
funding from the grieving Lady Bromley, whose son also disappeared on
Mt. Everest in 1924. Young Bromley must be dead, but his mother refuses to believe it and pays the trio to bring him home.
Deep
in Tibet and high on Everest, the three climbers -- joined by the
missing boy's female cousin -- find themselves being pursued through the
night by someone . . . or something. 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. A pulse-pounding
story of adventure and suspense, The Abominable is Dan Simmons at his spine-chilling best.
Wow, this does sound exciting! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy.
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As if scaling the mountain isn't terrifying enough! Sounds like a thrilling read!
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2013/08/waiting-on-wednesday-who-asked-you.html
Interesting pick. Thanks for sharing :)
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An exciting premise! I have heard of Dan Simmons before, but haven't read him yet. Thanks for introducing us to this title.
ReplyDeleteYes, that sure sounds spooky cool to me!
ReplyDeleteThis does sound good! I bet it would be great on audio.
ReplyDeleteDid you read The Terror by Simmons?? I have been trying to get an ARC of this new one, but can't seem to get lucky. Did you get an ARC?
ReplyDeleteOoh, a new Dan Simmons!
ReplyDeleteI hope this turns out to be even better than it sounds!
ReplyDeleteDan Simmons is an author who I've been wanting to try because I'm pretty sure I'd love him :)
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