{"product_id":"the-abominable-a-novel-9780316198837","title":"The Abominable: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest  from the bestselling author of The Terror.  Its 1924 and the race to summit the worlds 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 boys 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279697567797,"sku":"ByrdShop_0316198838","price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780316198837.jpg?v=1780606819","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-abominable-a-novel-9780316198837","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}