![]() ![]() ![]() But is what he’s experiencing the effect of altitude and isolation – or is the mountain haunted? He’s on the very edge of the known world, and at the limits of survival. As they climb higher, Stephen finds himself alone. My hero, Stephen, is the expedition doctor, and along with four other Englishmen, he sets out to “conquer” Kangchenjunga: third highest mountain in the world, biggest killer of them all. That was the golden age of mountaineering, a time when climbing the highest peaks in the world was indeed venturing into the unknown. THIN AIR is a ghost story set on a Himalayan mountain in 1935. How does Ultima Thule: a place beyond the borders of the known world or the “unknown”, relate to your work? We caught up with her to find out about her upcoming trip to to Lewis. Michelle Paver is giving the Royal Literary Talk at this year’s Faclan, talking about her chilling Ghost stories, Dark Matter and Thin Air on Saturday 28 Oct. ![]()
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