Jonathan Davis is the perfect narrator for the main character of this audiobook, a man dead set on fame and glory. Davis narrates the protagonist’s dark thoughts with harsh cadences that jut out of a usually cold and deadpan voice. The Walk up Nameless Ridge is science fiction, set on the remote planet Eno, where a mountain twice the height of Everest remains to be climbed. Listeners will be on the edge of their seats as our protagonist’s insatiable appetite for stardom lets him stop at nothing – not even murder – to conquer this mountain. The audiobook is both a gripping adventure and an acute look at what kind of evil men are capable of.
Love it but it was too short I was getting so deeply into this story when it ended! I didn’t realize it was a short story and would have loved to have MORE! Despite being short, it was well worth the read. Love this author and his writing style. I could see this book later becoming a full series or more indepth novel.
Because it is there… The tallest mountain in the universe. Who could resist?Hugh Howey squeezed a lot of story into very few pages. All told, this release took me about 20 minutes to read. The upside, it was fun to read it again the next day.You might ask, “Is a book this spare worth $.99?”. I can only say I would damn near pay a dollar to read Hugh Howey’s grocery list. He is that good.
Putting the Puzzle Together I’m a sucker for man vs mountain stories, and Hugh’s story rang true in that regard. There was a bit of Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” to the tale. The elements of technology needed to make the universal ascent of a lifetime were related quickly and concisely, not overdone (thank goodness!)Â