I really liked this book. Having been a fan of Jeffrey Archer's books for a long time, I just picked this one up and started reading it because I didn't really have a plan in mind for anything else at the moment. Boy was I surprised!

This book is a fictional biography of George Mallory, arguably the first human being to climb Mount Everest. And that's sort of what this story is about. But it really turns out to be oh so much more than a simple recanting of history.

Told in a fictional way and intertwined with letters from George Mallory to his wife Ruth, this is an adventure story, a mystery, fictional history, history, and a love story all craftily mixed together as only a truly gifted author can do.

So, if one of these days you are in a quandary as to what to read, skip off to the library or your favorite bookseller (or use "Whispernet" if you own a Kindle) and take a try at "Paths of Glory". You'll be rewarded with a fine story and a warm feeling in your soul.