Summit, Harry Farthing
Summit, Harry Farthing
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Summit
A Novel

Author: Harry Farthing

Narrator: Harry Farthing

Unabridged: 17 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/14/2016

Synopsis

A summit is a summit, and the truth is the truth. But the view from 8,848 meters isn’t always so clear. Two men, seventy years apart, push for the top of Mount Everest, driven by forces beyond their control and something inside that says climb.After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the mountain throws his way. But then disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a lot of questions and a very old swastika-embellished ice axe that should never have been so high on the mountain—not if Everest’s meticulously documented history is accurate.But before Quinn can even catch his breath, the combined wrath of his vengeful employer and an angry client drives him out of the Himalayas and back to Europe, where the newly blackballed English guide struggles to make ends meet and discover the truth of what happened that fateful day. He soon uncovers the story of Josef Becker, a Nazi climber who sought the top of the world seventy years before, when Europe teetered on the brink of the Second World War.Quinn’s innocent queries into Becker’s expedition soon have neo-Nazis, assassins, and history buffs vying to take possession of the axe—proof of Nazi alpine superiority, and strong evidence that a German climber was the first to summit Mount Everest.Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Summit follows two climbers across two continents as their stories and movements intertwine across history, culminating in one final push for the top of the world.

About Harry Farthing

Harry Farthing’s debut novel, Summit, which married his interests in world travel, mountaineering, and modern history was published in print and audio formats by Blackstone Publishing in 2016. The success of his reading of Summit has seen this adventure novelist now embark on a parallel career in audiobook narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Surabhi

‘Because it’s there’ – George Leigh Mallory ‘SUMMIT’ is a fictional story that has fact in the foundations of its two imaginary journeys. The obvious fact is that Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world standing tall and high at the height of 29,029 feet or 8,848 meters. This book is origin......more

Goodreads review by Empress Reece (Hooked on Books)

First to Summit Mt. Everest... If you have any interest in mountain climbing and/or the Third Reich then this book is a must read. Farthing weaves a fascinating tale about the Nazi's attempting to best the British at being the first to summit Mt. Everest. The story is told in two parallel, past and p......more

Goodreads review by Andy

This book needed an editor with a sharper pair of scissors. Following two story lines at the same time (one from 1939, the other from 2009) isn't all that difficult and was of course, intriguing. But there were too many twists and turns that didn't make sense, and more than a few dialogues with imagi......more

Quotes

“Magnificent! A compelling, fast-paced novel that reveals a rarely seen dark side of Everest. A must-read!” James W. Huston, New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Flag

“A gripper. Takes you up to the majesty of Mt. Everest and into the single-minded ‘madness’ of climbers…what a plot. Fantastic.” Sir Robert Swan, bestselling author of Antarctica 2041 and first person to walk to the South and North Poles

“Breathtaking and chilling…Summit really takes you up into the Everest death zone.” Rhys Jones, record-breaking British mountaineer and owner of Monix Adventures

“[An] action-packed debut thriller…Farthing’s firsthand knowledge of Everest paints a vivid picture of the majesty of the mountain and also the hellish rigors climbers face in trying to conquer it as background to an exciting story, part-thriller, part-historical novel…Marries [Farthing’s] knowledge of world travel, adventure sports, mountaineering, and modern history to create a gripping action story that is both compelling and thought provoking.” Moultrie News

“A captivating debut novel that combines grand storytelling with a thorough knowledge of climbing. Harry Farthing is a compelling new literary voice.” Susan Sloate, bestselling author of Forward to Camelot

“A wonderful story that instantly took me back to my Everest days. Many shades of the legends of mountaineering, such as the great Italian Walter Bonatti and, of course, the doyenne of Himalayan record-keeping, Elizabeth Hawley.” Martin Adams, 1996 Everest climber and protagonist of Into Thin Air and The Climb

“Gripping…Farthing vividly depicts the challenges of mountain climbing.” Publishers Weekly

“A complex, deftly crafted, consistently compelling suspense thriller of a read from beginning to end.” Midwest Book Review

“Farthing has done a remarkable job of telling two parallel tales while weaving them together into a single narrative…the author brings it all together for a most-satisfying ending.” Crow River Media

“Farthing entertains the reader with a taut, suspenseful tale of high anxiety…and conveys a message that we should always be on guard because history repeats itself.” South Carolina Review

Awards

  • Audible.com Bestseller
  • Stacy Alesi's BookBitch.com Pick
  • Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award
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