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Cover; Title Page; Welcome; Dedication; Introduction; Part I: THE CLIMBERS; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Part II: THE MOUNTAIN; Saturday, April 25, 1925; Saturday, May 2, 1925; Tuesday, May 5, 1925; Thursday, May 7, 1925; Saturday, May 9, 1925; Monday, May 11, 1925; Tuesday, May 12, 1925; Thursday, May 14, 1925; Friday, May 15, 1925 I; Friday, May 15, 1925 II; Saturday, May 16, 1925; Sunday, May 17, 1925; Monday, May 18, 1925 I; Monday, May 18, 1925 II; Monday, May 18, 1925 III |
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Tuesday, May 19, 1925Part III: THE ABOMINABLE; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Epilogue; Dan Simmons's Afterword; Discover More Dan Simmons; About the Author; Books by Dan Simmons; Table of Contents; Copyright |
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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 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. |
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1250 Lexile. |
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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 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. |
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Racers (Persons) -- Fiction.
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Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
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Mountaineering. |
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Racers (Persons) |
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
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Asia -- Mount Everest. |
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Adventure fiction.
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Horror fiction.
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Suspense fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Horror fiction.
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Electronic books. |
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Horror fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Print version: Simmons, Dan, 1948- Abominable New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013 9780316198837 (DLC) 2013017754 |
| ISBN |
9780316255981 : $87.00 |
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031625598X : $87.00 |
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