Name: Ascension
Rating: 3.566666666666667 (15 reviews)
ISBN: 9780008505813

Nicholas Binge

A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human.

Ascension

Lindsay

There’s no such thing as starting fresh: new beginnings all contain the old ones bundled up inside of them. Starting fresh means not having a history anymore; it means not having an identity.

Apiecalypse Jen

Two young fish are swimming along and an older fish passes them swimming the other way and says “morning boys, how’s the water?” And after he’s moved beyond them the one young fish says to the other “what the hell is water?” 

A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human An enormous snow-covered mountain has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. No one knows when exactly it showed up, precisely how big it might be, or how to explain its existence. When Harold Tunmore, a scientist of mysterious phenomena, is contacted by a shadowy organization to help investigate, he has no idea what he is getting into as he and his team set out for the mountain. The higher Harold’s team ascends, the less things make sense. Time moves differently, turning minutes into hours, and hours into days. Amid the whipping cold of higher elevation, the climbers’ limbs numb and memories of their lives before the mountain begin to fade. Paranoia quickly turns to violence among the crew, and slithering, ancient creatures pursue them in the snow. Still, as the dangers increase, the mystery of the mountain compels them to its peak, where they are certain they will find their answers. Have they stumbled upon the greatest scientific discovery known to man or the seeds of their own demise? Framed by the discovery of Harold Tunmore’s unsent letters to his family and the chilling and provocative story they tell, Ascension considers the limitations of science and faith and examines both the beautiful and the unsettling sides of human nature.

A Novel

Wingyan Chan

You know that Mountain of Madness episode of the Simpsons? It’s a lot like that (right down to where is that mountain in all the other episodes?) except it is as serious as a heart attack and it has a lot of dimensional and physics theory for the hard science fiction fans. Weird in a lot of great ways. And having once been married to an Aussie I will say, they kinda nailed a specific type of ‘straya dude too. Classic slow reveal of a story within a story typical of the thriller genre. If you liked “Annihilation” and it’s weird tower/hole you will love it’s mountainous step-sibling, Ascension.

Ascension

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