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03923aam a22004098i 4500 001 9622E89EDA9011E4BEC786A7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150404010331 008 130510s2013 nyu 000 1 eng 020 $a 1619693054 020 $a 9781619693050 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $e rda $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3569.I47292 $b A26 2013 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 23 084 $a FIC031000 $a FIC014000 $a FIC015000 $a FIC030000 $a FIC031000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Simmons, Dan, $d 1948- 245 14 $a The abominable $h [sound recording] $b a novel $c Dan Simmons. 250 $a Unabridged. 263 $a 1310 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Audio $c 2013. 300 $a 24 sound discs (29 hr. 30 min.) $b digital $c 4 3/4 in. 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"-- $c Provided 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Racers (Persons) $v Fiction 650 7 $a FICTION / Action & Adventure $2 bisacsh 650 1 $a Fiction $v Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862 $2 bisacsh 650 $a Audio cds 650 $a Leased audio cds 651 0 $a Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) $v Fiction 655 7 $a Adventure fiction $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Horror fiction $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Suspense fiction $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Historical fiction $2 gsafd 941 $a 1 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20150404014421.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9622E89EDA9011E4BEC786A7DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search