It's not long before strange events convince at least one of the group that they're not quite as isolated (or as safe) as they think. They're following in the footsteps of an expedition that went notoriously awry, and from the beginning, their mission is under something of a dark cloud after they're warned off Kangchenjunga by one of the only men to have survived that previous attempt. His altogether more successful and glamorous brother, Kits, is the group's fearless leader. The mountain at the centre of this story is Kangchenjunga the tale is narrated by the team's doctor, Stephen, writing in his journal.
Inevitably, there are similarities between the two, but Thin Air is so full of atmosphere, so absorbing, that it develops its own character very quickly. The story just sounded too similar - Dark Matter was about a group of five men embarking on an Arctic expedition in the 1930s Thin Air is about a group of five men embarking on a mountain-climbing expedition in the 1930s - and I worried that the new story would effectively be a retread of the old one. Michelle Paver's Dark Matter is one of my favourite ghost stories, but I admit, when I heard about Thin Air, I had doubts that she could recreate the same magic. I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator added to my enjoyment of the story.Ī short read at under 250 pages or 6 hours listening time and I think readers who like adventure stories or good old fashioned style Ghost stories will enjoy this one. I could feel the chilly winds and the cold in this one and the eerie feel of the mountain really comes to life in her vivid writing. The author has certainly done her research when it comes such expeditions of this nature and explains in a note a the end just how she researched in order to write this story. This is an extremely well written and novel and I was captivated from the very first chapter. Not to mention a past that will not stay buried. Mountain sickness kicks in and the horrors of extreme altitude. Five Englishmen set off from Darjeeling determined to conquer the sacred summit of Kangchenjunga.Īs the wind dies, the dread grows. Thin Air: A Ghost Story fitted the bill perfectly for me, this is more the the sort of story that is eerie and chilling and unsettling as opposed to scary. I am not a fan of Horror and or guts and gore just a good old fashioned Ghost Story is what floats my boat.
I am always on the look out for a good chilling style story at this time of year. A spooky and atmospheric ghost story, the Perfect reading material for dark October/November long dark nights.
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