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The AbominableDan Simmons

The Abominable

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8 editions · 2 languages
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"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…

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Editions

8 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2014
    Back Bay Books · 688 pages · 9780316198844
  • Audiobook · English · 2013
    Little, Brown & Company · 24 pages · 9781619693050
  • Other · English · 2014
    Sphere · 9780751548709
  • Other · English · 2013
    Abominable
    Little Brown & Company · 9780316198851
  • Other · English · 2013
    Little Brown & Company · 1136 pages · 9780316239912
  • Other · English · 2013
    Little, Brown and Company · 663 pages · 9780316198837
FictionRacers (Persons)MountaineeringFiction, horrorFiction, historicalFiction, suspenseFiction, action & adventureFICTION / Action & Adventure