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天空への回廊

Author: 笹本 稜平

Summary

Japanese

エベレスト山頂近くにアメリカの人工衛星が墜落! 雪崩に襲われた登山家の真木郷司は九死に一生を得るが、親友のフランス人が行方不明に。真木は、親友の捜索を兼ねて衛星回収作戦に参加する。ところが、そこには全世界を震撼させかねない、とんでもない秘密が隠されていた。
八千メートルを超える高地で繰り広げられる壮絶な死闘! 大藪賞作家、渾身の超大作!!

English (machine translated)

An American satellite crashes near the summit of Mount Everest! Climber Goji Maki narrowly escapes death after being caught in an avalanche, but his best friend, a Frenchman, goes missing. Maki joins the satellite recovery mission to search for his friend. However, a shocking secret that could shock the entire world is hidden there. A fierce battle unfolds at an altitude of over 8,000 meters! A masterpiece by the Oyabu Prize-winning author!

Length: 662 pages
Category: Fast
Natively link: https://learnnatively.com/book/9d37c1fc26/

Availability

Available in ebook and paperback from the usual places. See the Natively page for links

Personal Opinion

I don’t remember how I found this exactly, but it’s an adventure/thriller set on Mount Everest. Several of the Amazon reviews say it’s like a Hollywood movie. It sounds fun.

Pros and Cons for the Book Club

Pros

  • Starts with multiple pages of maps

Cons

  • It’s a bit long

Sample Pages

Sample on Bookwalker

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