Read more about Michelle Paver at her website. This is similar, the tension tightens slowly, with the turn of every page, until you cannot put the book down. I loved her previous ‘ghost/terror’ novel, Dark Matter. Is their bitching, sniping and forgetfulness a symptom of altitude sickness? Is the doctor hallucinating, or are his sightings a sign of a something more sinister? Throw into the mix some bitter sibling rivalry, class snobbishness and Sherpa superstitions, and you have an atmospheric thriller which makes you really feel you are there, with them, stranded in a tent in a Himalayan blizzard.īilled by some as a ghost story, this is more an account of psychological terror: as the mountaineers climb higher, the tension tightens. At her website, Michelle Paver writes about her expeditions – she travels extensively to research her novels – and it shows that she has been there.
Is the retired climber right, is there something bad out there? If so, what? Can the past come back to haunt you? No-one has stood on the very peak of Kanchenjunga, the locals believe it is bad luck to do so. And the bonus afterward by Michelle herself talking about the book is fascinating. Dark Matter was one of the great British ghost stories, and Thin Air is every bit its equal. I am a massive fan of Pavers ghost stories. And so begins Thin Air by Michelle Paver, a tale balancing the power of nature, the vulnerability of man’s minds, and the toxic mix of superstition and arrogance. I have been waiting all year for Michelles new book.
A retired climber, who attempted the same climb, warns the team’s doctor to cancel the climb, or take another route. A team arrives in Darjeeling, in preparation for climbing Kanchenjunga.
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