This name is also shared by Stevenson's protagonist of his novel Kidnapped. Secondly, the character Gus Balfour's namesake comes from Robert Louis Stevenson's mother's maiden name Balfour. Firstly, the Stevenson screen is an instrument designed by Robert Louis Stevenson's father. Michelle Paver Fiction, Crime & mystery, Horror & ghost stories, Historical fiction More books by Michelle Paver Praise for Thin Air: The most chilling and. Paver includes a number of references to the author Robert Louis Stevenson. Michelle Paver Thin Air: The most chilling and compelling ghost story of the year Kindle Edition by Michelle Paver (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,886 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 8.37 11 Used from 8.36 Paperback 11.91 43 Used from 0.02 12 New from 7.51 The Himalayas, 1935. Bad luck seems to dog the expedition and when they arrive at Longyearbyen for the last leg of their journey, they are warned to choose another destination as their base, but the vague rumours about Gruhuken fail to dissuade them.Įric Brown of The Guardian described the book as "a spellbinding read" and "the kind of subtly unsettling, understated ghost story MR James might have written had he visited the Arctic." ĭark Matter was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. In London in 1937, 28-year-old Jack Miller is stuck in a dead-end job and jumps at the chance to be a wireless operator on a year-long Arctic expedition to Gruhuken on the northeast coast of Svalbard, though he has reservations about the class divide separating him from the other, Oxford University educated, members of the team. Part horror, part ghost story, it was published in the UK on October 21, 2010.
Dark Matter is a speculative fiction novel from Michelle Paver.
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