
Escape From Kathmandu
Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · June 3, 2000
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- Who it’s for
- A playful fantasy pairs mountain-climbing life with Nepal’s mysteries and a distinctly earthly bureaucracy.
- Themes
- Extreme mountain climbing, Exploring Nepal, Partnership
- Genres
- Funny Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure
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Kim Stanley Robinson's Escape From Kathmandu is a light-hearted fantasy tribute to the world of extreme mountain climbing follows the adventures of two American expatriates living in Nepal. Living in the city of Kathmandu in the Kingdom of Nepal are dozens of American and British expatriates who are in love with the Himalayas.
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George Fergusson is one of them--he works as a trek guide for "Take You Higher, Ltd.", leading groups of tourists into the back country and occasionally assisting on serious climbs. George "Freds" Fredericks is another--a tall, easy-going American who converted to Buddhism while in college. He visited Nepal one year and never went home. The adventures started when George and Freds got together over the capture of a Yeti--an abominable snowman--by a scientific expedition. The thought of such a wild and mysterious creature in captivity--in prison--was too much for them to bear. And in freeing the Yeti, a great partnership was born. George and Freds will go on to greater heights as they explore the mysteries of Nepal, from Shangri-La to Kathmandu's governmental bureaucracy.
Himalayan Mischief
A playful fantasy pairs mountain-climbing life with Nepal’s mysteries and a distinctly earthly bureaucracy.
Come here for
- A light-hearted tribute to extreme mountain climbing
- Yeti intrigue with a wry streak
Expect
- American expatriates finding adventure in Nepal
- A curious blend of Himalayan mysteries and governmental red tape
Where it sits
| Action & Adventure | 59% |
|---|---|
| Funny Sci-Fi | 58% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi Adventure
- Authors
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Publisher
- Tor/Forge
- Published
- June 3, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Extreme mountain climbing · Exploring Nepal · Partnership
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi