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Ascent
- Author
- Jed Mercurio
- Narrator
- John Hopkins
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 25 March 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
A truly stunning novel of one man's dangerous obsession with immortality, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty
ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S '1000 NOVELS EVERYONE MUST READ'
Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer and a phantom.
Destined to go down in Soviet history books as 'Ivan the Terrible', the most deadly fighter pilot of the Korean War, one moment of madness sees Yefgenii throwing his reputation to the wind. Exiled to a remote Arctic base, his name unknown and victories uncelebrated, he must endure a fate worse than death: anonymity.
But when a man arrives from Moscow's Space Committee in search of a volunteer prepared to sacrifice himself for his country, Yefgenii seizes his one last chance of immortality.
'A completely gripping, read-at-once novel' The Times
© Jed Mercurio 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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A completely gripping, read-at-once novel
The Times
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Hold on tight and enjoy the ride... Tremendous stuff
Independent
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One of the most potent and unusual works of literary fiction I've read in years... Mercurio's Yefgenii is as real as anyone you've ever cared about. And care you will
Guardian
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A seat-of-the-pants ride through the life of top Soviet fighter ace with his sights set on the Moon, from an author whose sights are set just as high
Esquire
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A Russian version of The Right Stuff... Riveting
Daily Telegraph
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In moments of intense action, we're with this protagonist every inch of the way, through every thought, dive, ache, smell, itch, tast and gastric movement... vertiginously thrilling
Observer
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Ascent is a page turning story of a man's ambition to be the very best. Based on real events and using real people, it places this fictitious character in a period when space itself was there for the taking. Beautifully written, it's a book that deserves to be read
Daily Express
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A cross between adventure story and literary fiction, this is an unusual novel
Financial Times
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Streaks by at full throttle... truly exciting
Sunday Telegraph
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Speaks volumes about heroism and the human condition... A taut, page-turning narrative
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Jed Mercurio
- Narrator
- John Hopkins
- Duration
- 7 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9781473595361
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Science fiction: space exploration, Historical fiction, Historical adventure fiction, Astronautics
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. A truly stunning novel of one man's dangerous obsession with immortality, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of DutyONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S '1000 NOVELS EVERYONE MUST READ'Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer and a phantom.Destined to go down in Soviet history books as 'Ivan the Terrible', the most deadly fighter pilot of the Korean War, one moment of madness sees Yefgenii throwing his reputation to the wind. Exiled to a remote Arctic base, his name unknown and victories uncelebrated, he must endure a fate worse than death: anonymity.But when a man arrives from Moscow's Space Committee in search of a volunteer prepared to sacrifice himself for his country, Yefgenii seizes his one last chance of immortality.'A completely gripping, read-at-once novel' The Times© Jed Mercurio 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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