The Forbidden Temple
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781848090774
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $14.99

The Forbidden Temple

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31 Aug 2012
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1 Jul 2010
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Now in paperback, Clive Cussler meets Dan Brown in this high altitude adventure thriller

To Luca Matthews the dangers of the high mountain peaks are the air upon which he thrives.
In the ruthless pursuit of his goals he would sacrifice anything - even another climber's life. His friends and family know and fear it. So when he sights a virgin peak in the Himalayas that exists on no map, no one is surprised when he becomes obsessed with being the first to scale it.

Together with his climbing partner, Bill Taylor, they set off into a region of Tibet highly restricted by the Chinese. But a freak accident puts one of their team in mortal danger and it is left to a local Tibetan girl to lead them to Geltang, a monastery that has been hidden from the outside world since the Chinese Cultural Revolution, when most of the monasteries were pillaged and burned. When the Chinese secret police get wind of them, Luca and Bill find themselves embroiled in an age-old struggle, not for their lives but to protect the precious secret that Geltang hides, and the legacy of Tibet itself.
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781848090774
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $14.99
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About the author

Patrick Woodhead

Patrick Woodhead is a young professional climber, who also runs White Desert, a company which arranges adventure expeditions to the Antarctic. When he is not in Antarctica, he divides his time between South Africa, the birthplace of his wife, and London.

www.thecloudmaker.net

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Praise for The Forbidden Temple

Think Da Vinci mystery; add handsome men and butterfly-inducing courage. Brilliant

Dolly Jones, vogue.com

A gripping read by a man who really knows what it is like in the mountains - dangerous!

Bear Grylls

Utterly compelling ... a real adventurer's tale packed full of mystery, intrigue and plenty of derring-do. Alex Garland's The Beach injected with far Eastern mysticism and high altitude adventure

Ben Fogle

History and culture as well as high altitude action - you'll be hooked

Adventure Travel

A razor-edged thriller

Peterborough Evening Telegraph

A mixture of high-octane adventure and Eastern mysticism that results in a riveting read.If you like Indiana Jones then you'll love this - Indiana for the modern age

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