The year is 1923. Andrew Irvine is 21 years old and studies engineering at Oxford, when his life takes a drastic turn: He is invited to join the second British Mount Everest expedition. An opportunity that cannot be passed up. Andrew meets the expedition team and quickly becomes friends with George Mallory, an experienced mountaineer. The group begins their journey from London to the highest mountain on earth. Andrew and George sit together in the tent of Camp IV. Previously two attempts had been made: both unsuccessful. Now the two are about to set off for the final attempt. ...

Alastor Wright is a passenger aboard the "Britannica", a grand ship crossing the Atlantic ocean. He gets to enjoy lavish meals and exceptional entertainment upon the gleaming colossus. But to Alastor's confusion, he cannot remember paying for any of it. Still, all seems well, until, one fateful morning, when he overhears a brief conversation between two crew members. Alastor is stunned by the relvelation. The creeping, silent suspicions, he recently developed, are suddenly confirmed.Questions that had once slipped by unnoticed now become impossible to ignore: Why is he even on the ship?Where...

This is a small collection of short stories. Tales. Follow the adventures of the old man, the messenger Julius, the young girl Eleanor, Tom of Paris, Linda and her family, Mrs Parker, the accused John Fuller, chess player Alexander Panov, the piano man, Senator Katie Britt, and the three witches.They struggle with death, comfort, guilt, identity, happiness, injustice, missed opportunities and the weight of the world.Will they succeed in their endeavours or fail?Will they resist or be tempted?Persevere or crumble?