The Abominable: A Novel-珠穆朗玛之魔

作者：Simmons Dan

书名：The Abominable: A Novel《珠穆朗玛之魔》

中文简介：上世纪的20年代，是一个探险的黄金时代(golden age)，南北极都已经被征服了，于是人类将眼光投向了世界的第三极——珠穆朗玛峰。来自世界各地的探险队(expedition)纷纷企图征服这座山，但他们并不是所有人都能从上面再下来。这部小说的主要人物，同样是这样一支探险队，这支队伍很小，只有3个人。这三个人分别带着各自的目的，同时，又全都低估了这座高峰的险恶程度。就这样，一座与世隔绝的高峰，一个极度恶劣的自然环境，再加上险恶的人心，共同构成了一个让人直喘气的故事。

英文简介：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 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 boy's 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.