The Abominable: A Novel

· Hachette Audio · Narrated by Kevin T. Collins
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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.
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...

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13 reviews
A Google user
June 1, 2018
The story was adequately detailed so as to carry the readers imagination into the Locales. My only gripe is as such.the narrators inaccurate syllable breakdown of the word Crampon...he pronounced it Cram-Pón. which sounds like Tampon. When it is supposed to be pronounced. Cramp-on's making it worse. the word is mentioned 465 times. he also couldn't Pronounce Marquis he said Mark-whiss LoL I would advise the reader to refer to a dictionary pronunciation aid. before mispronouncing a word so many times. It drove me up the wall hearing the word slaughtered so many times.
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Neal Barker
June 2, 2026
Dan Simmons birth date of April 4 1948 here is his complete astrological profile across Western Moon & Chinese systems along with their associated elements Western Astrology Sun Sign Sign Aries The Ram Element Fire Characteristics Aries is a cardinal fire sign It is associated with leadership high energy passion and a bold pioneering spirit traits that clearly manifested in his sweeping ambitious world building Moon Astrology Lunar Sign Sign: Aquarius Element Air Characteristics On April 4 1948 the moon was in a Waning Crescent phase positioned in the sign of Aquarius An Aquarius Moon infuses a personality with a highly independent intellectually curious & unconventional nature It fosters a love for science fiction complex philosophical ideas & looking at the human condition objectively Chinese Astrology Sign Rat Element Earth Yang Earth Characteristics Because the 1948 Chinese New Year hit February 10 his April birth falls safely within the Year of the Earth Rat In Chinese
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Mark
April 18, 2019
If you like yeti's, Mt Everest, climbing and survival stories. Then you'll enjoy this book.
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About the author

Dan Simmons is the Hugo Award-winning author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Olympos and The Terror. He lives in Colorado.
Dan Simmons is the Hugo Award-winning author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Olympos and The Terror. He lives in Colorado.

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