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LEADER: 03900cam a2200421 i 4500
001 2013017754
003 DLC
005 20140701081426.0
008 130510s2013 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2013017754
020 $a9780316198837 (hardback)
020 $a9780316239912 (large print)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPS3569.I47292$bA26 2013
082 00 $a813/.54$223
084 $aFIC002000$aFIC014000$aFIC015000$aFIC030000$aFIC031000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSimmons, Dan,$d1948-
245 14 $aThe abominable :$ba novel /$cDan Simmons.
250 $aFirst Edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bLittle, Brown and Company,$c2013.
300 $a663 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest, from the bestselling author of The Terror It's 1924 and the race to summit the world's highest mountain has been brought to a terrified pause by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine high on the shoulder of Mt. Everest. By the following year, three climbers -- a British poet and veteran of the Great War, a young French Chamonix guide, and an idealistic young American -- find a way to take their shot at the top. They arrange funding from the grieving Lady Bromley, whose son also disappeared on Mt. Everest in 1924. Young Bromley must be dead, but his mother refuses to believe it and pays the trio to bring him home. Deep in Tibet and high on Everest, the three climbers -- joined by the missing boy's female cousin -- find themselves being pursued through the night by someone. or something. This nightmare becomes a matter of life and death at 28,000 feet - but what is pursuing them? And what is the truth behind the 1924 disappearances on Everest? As they fight their way to the top of the world, the friends uncover a secret far more abominable than any mythical creature could ever be. A pulse-pounding story of adventure and suspense, The Abominable is Dan Simmons at his spine-chilling best"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"It's 1924 and the race to summit the world's highest mountain has been brought to a terrified pause by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine high on the shoulder of Mt. Everest. By the following year, three climbers -- a British poet and veteran of the Great War, a young French Chamonix guide, and an idealistic young American -- find a way to take their shot at the top. They arrange funding from the grieving Lady Bromley, whose son also disappeared on Mt. Everest in 1924. Young Bromley must be dead, but his mother refuses to believe it and pays the trio to bring him home. Deep in Tibet and high on Everest, the three climbers -- joined by the missing boy's female cousin -- find themselves being pursued through the night by someone . . . or something. This nightmare becomes a matter of life and death at 28,000 feet - but what is pursuing them? And what is the truth behind the 1924 disappearances on Everest? As they fight their way to the top of the world, the friends uncover a secret far more abominable than any mythical creature could ever be. A pulse-pounding story of adventure and suspense, The Abominable is Dan Simmons at his spine-chilling best"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aRacers (Persons)$vFiction.
651 0 $aEverest, Mount (China and Nepal)$vFiction.
655 7 $aAdventure fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aHorror fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aSuspense fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aHistorical fiction.$2gsafd
650 7 $aFICTION / Action & Adventure.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Historical.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Horror.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Suspense.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Thrillers.$2bisacsh