Summit: A Novel

Summit: A Novel

<p><b>“Magnificent! A compelling, fast-paced novel </b>that reveals a rarely seen dark side of Everest. A must-read!”—<b>James W. Huston</b>, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Blood Flag</i><br /> <br /> <b><i>The view from 8,848 meters isn’t always clear.</i></b><br /> <br /> Even after eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn can’t handle anything the mountain throws his way. Disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with 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.<br /> <br /> <b><i>Danger doesn’t stop at the descent.</i></b><br /> <br /> When he heads back to Europe, blackballed and alone, he struggles to discover the truth about this lost relic. Quinn’s investigations 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.<br /> <br /> <b>Beautifully written and meticulously researched</b>, <i>Summit</i> follows two climbers across two continents as their stories intertwine across history, culminating in one final push for the top of the world.</p><p><b>“Gripping…Farthing vividly depicts the challenges of mountain climbing.”</b>—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p>