Thin Air

The most chilling and compelling ghost story of the year

Chosen for Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Book Club, this is the chilling new ghost story from the bestselling author of Dark Matter.

The Himalayas, 1935.

Kangchenjunga. Third-highest peak on earth. Greatest killer of them all.

Five Englishmen set off from Darjeeling, determined to conquer the sacred summit. But courage can only take them so far - and the mountain is not their only foe.

As the wind dies, the dread grows. Mountain sickness. The horrors of extreme altitude. A past that will not stay buried.

And sometimes, the truth does not set you free.©2016 Michelle Paver

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A wonderfully atmospheric and hugely enjoyable ghost story (Anthony Horowitz)

Looking for a proper ghost story? Thin Air is a creepy, compelling tale of a Himalayan climbing expedition, where strange events on the mountain stir dread and panic.

This vivid ghost story reads like a classic

There are no obvious shocks here but instead a sustained creeping dread as the likelihood increases that it's not all in Pearce's mind and that they are heading for tragedy just like Lyell and company. Subtitled 'A Ghost Story', this is very much the classic approach, concentrating on mood and subtllety to create chills in the reader. (James Evans)

Spellbindingly creepy (Eithne Farry)

Michelle Paver's descriptions of Himalayan mountain-climbing are terrifyingly lifelike - the lashing winds, glittering ice: you can see it all...Paver's style is lively and clear; and the tale just rips along...Just fantastic (Wendy Holden)

Chilling in every sense (Violet Hudson)

This haunting new novel and long-awaited sequel to the chilling Dark Matter certainly doesn't disappoint. The plot of Thin Air is undeniably gripping and a genuine page-turner. After finding herself mesmerised by the history, vastness and the terrifying solitude of the Himalayas, Paver used it as the setting for this undeniably gripping account of a 1935 expedition up Kangchenjunga. (Kate Whiting)

Paver's descriptions of the isolated and intimidating landscape create an eerie, unsettling atmosphere that gets under your skin

A ghost story to chill and thrill...Like Touching the Void rewritten by Jack London, Thin Air is a heart-freezing masterpiece. (Amanda Craig)

There's just something about the bleakness, the sheer depth of the isolation and the unfamiliarity of this terrain to me that I love in this book. Put that alongside the fact that it's a mix of psychological thriller and ghost story , and you've got a winner.

The scariest part of the story for me was the bit with the rucksack. I think the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Very macabre and creepy

A hauntingly, spine chilling epic of a book!

I was surprised and delighted to find this an utterly absorbing tale that I think I would have read in one sitting regardless as once I began I didn't want to put it down

Thin Air is a wonderfully evocative and creepy story but it's more than that - it's a capturing of the awe of nature, the exhilaration of climbing and of a time during British colonialism which combined some noble endeavours but also an awful lot of ignoble behaviour. Of course, of course, of course, I recommend Thin Air to you.

I loved her previous ghost/terror novel, Dark Matter. This is similar, the tension tightens slowly, with the turn of every page, until you cannot put the book down.

Gripping

I was worried this would be a cookie cutter story to match how great Dark Matter was. the synopsis sounded somewhat copy and paste. I'm so glad I chose to listen to Thin Air. It stand up well by itself and while yes it has matching themes to Dark Matter, it was wonderfully written and greatly enjoyable. I am adding this book to my favorites shelf.

Amazing I just wish it was longer

I binged through this and was very happy. I could have listened for twice as long and still he enthralled

Thoroughly enjoyed the story

I just finished this audible book on a long drive; it was thoroughly entertaining and the final chapters demanded your attention as the story came to a climax.

An truly great ghost story

Thin Air was a very well written ghost story. Like with Dark Matter, Paver did an excellent job of writing an origional ghost story that was spooky, engaging, and though provoking while avoiding cheap tropes. She also did a great job of steering clear of cheesy storytelling that is so common in Horror fiction in an attempt to make their story more frightening. While scary things do occur in Thin Air, Paver did a great job of using the atmosphere to build an evergrowing sense of dread and despair.

Like many of my favorite stories it is written in such a way that it sounds like a true story. You can even follow along on the map as it all takes place in real places. While not as scary as Dark Matter, this was truly a great ghost story.

Good run-up to Halloween

As an example of the fantastique, this is a great recent contribution. Could be a psycho thriller, or did that bag really move? At first I was worried that I was too rational to feel pulled in to the horror. Once the narrator is on his own, the tension ramps up.

The setup chapters kept reminding me of Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" - both in style and detail.