The Abominable

by Dan Simmons

Book Overview

ALA Reading List Award for History, Short List
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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316198838
• ISBN13: 9780316198837
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very slow read!

I really enjoy Dan Simmons novels but this one just seemed to drag and repeat itself. I had a very hard time keeping any interest in the story. It took me over 2 months to finish because I could only endure a chapter at a time.