ALA Reading List Award for History, Short List
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