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Author Simmons, Dan, 1948- author.

Title The abominable / Dan Simmons.

Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  F SIMMONS, D.    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Adult Sci-fi/Fantasy  F SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  FICTION SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  F SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  FICTION SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  SIMMONS, DAN    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Fiction  F SIMMONS    DUE 02-24-24 Billed
 New Britain, Main Library - Adult Fiction  FIC SIMMONS, D    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  F SIMMONS, D.    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  FIC SIMMONS    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 663 pages ; 25 cm
Note "A novel."
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Racers (Persons) -- Fiction.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
FICTION -- Action & Adventure.
FICTION -- Historical.
FICTION -- Horror.
FICTION -- Suspense.
FICTION -- Thrillers.
Racers (Persons) (OCoLC)fst01743179
Asia -- Mount Everest. (OCoLC)fst01333948
Roman.
Amerikanisches Englisch.
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Adventure fiction.
Horror fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Historical fiction.
ISBN 9780316198837 (hardback)
0316198838 (hardback)
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