Ice Soldier by Paul Watkins
The Ice Soldier is an action-packed adventure story set in Britain and the Alps in the aftermath of the Second World War. While the eyes of the world are focused upon attempts to scale Mount Everest, two young men - once members of the world's climbing elite, subsequently forced into premature retirement after the failure of a secret military operation in the Alps during World War II - have become outcasts of mountaineering society. Until, that is, a peculiar and dangerous request is made of them, drawing them back to the mountains on an exploit that will prove treacherous in more ways than one, as they confront not only the pitiless cruelty of nature but also the ghosts of their former selves.
"'Paul Watkins is a master of suspense, and his action sequences have a visceral power.. Few contemporary novelists have the ability to grab readers by the throat with such intense storytelling power and not release them until the final page has been turned.' Sunday Times"
Paul Watkins was born in 1964, the son of Welsh parents, and was educated at Eton and at Yale. His previous novels are Night Over Day Over Night, Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn, In the Blue Light of African Dreams, The Promise of Light, Archangel, The Story of My Disappearance, The Forger, and Thunder God.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571227426 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571227422 |
| Title | Ice Soldier |
| Author | Paul Watkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2006-01-19 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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