A mysterious and tense recollection from physicist Harold Tunmore in which he describes strange events upon joining a secret expedition on a mountain that appeared out of nowhere. Harold along with a group of researchers climb the mountain in sub zero conditions, discovering odd phenomena and they are not alone.

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There were many different themes happening in this novel but ultimately to me it was a story about grief and moving on (TW: child’s death). The writing was great with just enough science/speculative/existential fiction and I found it to be quite dark and sad with a definite horror feel, especially in the third act. However, I listened to the audiobook where the narrator had a posh British accent so it made it seem more jovial, if that makes sense? Very good narration on audio 👍🏼

I’m comparing it to the movie Arrival and if you’re a fan of science fiction you will find that it takes advantage of various sci-fi ideology.

Title: Ascension
Author: Nicholas Binge
Genre: Speculative Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️