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Nicholas Binge - Ascension

When a mountain mysteriously appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a group of scientists are sent to investigate – and discover what is at the summit.

Eminent scientist, explorer and chronic loner Harry Tunmore is among those asked to join the secret mission – and he has his own reasons for joining the team beyond scientific curiosity...

Very Lovecraftian in form - a man discovers his brother who had disappeared nearly 30 years ago in an asylum. The brother is incoherent and proceeds to off himself ... but he left behind a collection of unsent letters that tell the tale of what happened on that mysterious mountain back in the ancient past of ... 1991. (I feel old.)

It's a bit of At the Mountains of Madness, The Thing (scientists in a hostile cold climate), and X-Files.

It's a pretty quick read with enough crumbs along the way to get an idea what's happening before the main character does. Maybe a bit too cliché at times including some very stock characters. And the ending was a bit of a letdown for me, in the sense of, "Really? That's it?" I felt almost comedic.

7/10.