Review: A tale of high adventure
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2012
Having read a number of Chris Pettersen's books, including the superb Tear in Time, having spotted this story, I couldn't resist reading it.The author's writing style is both accessible and engaging.  Whilst up beat, the tension is there when you want it and he always makes you wonder about what is going to happen next.The story of a young man in search of adventure, is one that is not uncommon.  However, the author has made this one particularly engaging, by combining mountain climbing with aeronautics.  There is a good deal of technical detail in this book that covers both the flying and climbing aspects of the story.  Whilst I know something about flying light aircraft, I'm less knowledgeable of the technicalities of mountain climbing, so I was pleased with the descriptions  of the techniques and equipment used, which were helpful without being tedious.The story moves along well and this really is a book in three parts:  the journey to the mountain, the climb and the return home.  There are times when you are carried along with the hero as he battles to keep his plane in the air and also when he is climbing.  The author successfully manages to convey the feeling of claustrophobia caused by flying in mountain passes and the heights of the glaciers.If I have a criticism of this book, is that it ends at 65% with the rest of the volume being taken up by the first chapters of Tear in Time.There were very few typographic errors in this book, always good to see from an Indie writer.