Descent

Name: Descent
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Roland Smith
ISBN: 9780358419488

Author: Roland Smith

Series: Peak Marcello Adventure #4

Narrator: Pat Young

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 10/13/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, Sports

Synopsis

In this thrilling novel from the bestselling author of Peak, mountain-climbing prodigy Peak Marcello faces his toughest challenge yet as he descends into Tibet and goes head-to-head with an old enemy.Peak and his team need to descend into Tibet after surviving an avalanche on the remote and isolated mountain of Hkakabo Razi. The only catch is that Peak's famous mountaineering father, Josh, and climbing guide, Zopa, are both wanted by the Chinese government. As a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse ensues, making it off the mountain won't be the end of this team's struggles, only the beginning...Heart-pounding action and political drama converge in this epic conclusion to the Peak Marcello's adventures by bestselling author Roland Smith.This thrilling teen climbing adventure is "the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring" (Publishers Weekly starred review for Peak).Roland Smith's Peak Marcello's Adventures are:PeakThe EdgeAscentDescent

About Roland Smith

New York Times best-selling author Roland Smith is the author of nearly thirty young adult novels including Peak, The Edge, Beneath, Above, Sasquatch, Elephant Run, Zach’s Lie, Shatterproof (39 Clues), the Cryptid Hunters series, the I, Q series, and the Storm Runner series. His novels have garnered dozens of state and national book awards. He lives in Arkansas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne

The first book in the series remains my favorite, but I enjoyed and flew through all of these.......more

Goodreads review by Karel

Highly entertaining continuation of the series, with quite a few new twists, yet countless ties back to and memories from the earlier books. Looks like Smith appropriately gave up on the idea of this ever becoming a movie in China, and I applaud that. I love how he portrays the Buddhist monks, and I......more

Goodreads review by Doug

I am not a big reader of YA lit, but I genuinely enjoyed this adventure story. While it would have helped to have read the earlier books in the series, I found myself pretty much speed reading through the exciting narrative. (Somehow reminded me of a Dirk Pitt story.) Recommended for YA readers who......more

Goodreads review by Christopher

Descent is the fourth book in Roland Smith's series featuring teenage mountain climber Peak Marcello. I received an advance reader copy of this book through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. I first became aware of Roland Smith when my son got a copy of his book Jaguar through our library......more