Clinging to the Southwest face of Annapurna, the climber cuts another handhold. Suddenly everything goes still -- then the mountain roars, shaking ...
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Jun 20, 2008
Eric
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It's been a while since I read anything, fiction or non-fiction, about the yeti, or Abominable Showman, or Bigfoot, or whatever you want to call the mythical ape-like creature. I don't know if such a creature exists - I doubt it - but if it does, it's probably in some secret valley or underground chamber, hidden from humans, safe from detection.
That's Philip Kerr's theory in this pleasant and readable novel.
Renowned mountain climber Jack Furness (an unfortunate name for More...
That's Philip Kerr's theory in this pleasant and readable novel.
Renowned mountain climber Jack Furness (an unfortunate name for More...
Jun 23, 2009
Michele
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This was a fantastic book that delivered magically. It interwove science with adventure and was a great piece of fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about hominoids as well as imagining the abominable snowman, a little differently from the Scooby Doo version. I wish there had been a little more character development, some of the characters were flat and unecessary, but was still a great book.
Apr 14, 2010
I like this guy. Literate, well-written entertainment. I read some of his "Berlin Noir" stories a few years ago, about a (non-nazi) cop in Berlin in the '30s, good stuff... a scan of the shelves at my local library shows he's been writing all kinds of entertaining stuff, some of it near and far future science-fiction... this one is a sort michael crichton type thing about a climber in the Himalayas finding a skull and his Berkeley anthropologist girlfriend figures out it's a missing-li
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Oct 17, 2011
Gerry
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Adventure in the Himalayas, this one gives you the thrill of high peaks, high espionage, high international tension that may or may not result in nuclear war and, if that's not enough, say hi! to Esau and his relations - a colony of yeti, living in a hidden valley that the adventurers stumble across.
Aug 27, 2010
Mel
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Where do I begin? A complete mess of a book. Cardboard characters spouting ridiculous dialogue in order to move an obvious plot along to its predictable conclusion. I suppose the author was hoping for a movie deal as the whole thing is one big Hollywood cliché.
Aug 01, 2011
This was an even marriage of anthropolical fiction and political action/adventure. I was justing getting into the possible connection between the Yeti and man when nuclear war and intrigue are introduced. This novel gets muddled toward the end and then redeems itself.
Jun 22, 2009
Phil
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Good plot. Scientists find yeti (abominable snowmen). Bad scientist wants to destroy their habitat (and them).Good scientists want to save yeti (naturally). Stupid ending.
Dec 22, 2010
Robert
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While it was a good story about a significant archeological find in the Himalaya's there were some flaws elsewhere in the book. Character development was almost an afterthought, that with the large cast of characters could lead a person to get confused as to who was where at times. And with the expedition to go back to the mountains in an attempt to find something more we get a spy story thrown into the mix that I felt could have been left out. Overall a very good premise in a well written novel
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Sep 12, 2011
Carl
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Good missing link read. Easy adventure read in between non-fiction reads.
Apr 01, 2008
Tom
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May 02, 2009
Granny (KiP)
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Painless way to pick up paleoarcheology and mountain climbing facts/trivia. Very interesting and thought provoking hypothesis.
Dec 05, 2007
Denise
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The book was fascinating to me. It was humorous at times, and had me laughing aloud. I don't think that it is a book for everyone. Readers who are interested in anthropology, should enjoy the novel.
Jun 29, 2007
Captain
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Flawed thriller. Trails off at the end badly. Mistakes. Cardboard characters. I'm a mild fan of Phillip Kerr, but this book isn't one of the reasons for that.
Mar 12, 2008
Lorileinart
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Mildly entertaining, Crichton-esque thriller. Starts out pretty good, flounders thereafter.
Sep 15, 2009
Got this book from a library book sale a while back...Still haven't read it. XP
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