
Ascent
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ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S '1000 NOVELS EVERYONE MUST READ'
'A completely gripping, read-at-once novel' The Times
Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer and a phantom.
Destined to go down in Soviet history books as 'Ivan the Terrible', the most deadly fighter pilot of the Korean War, one moment of madness sees Yefgenii throwing his reputation to the wind. Exiled to a remote Arctic base, his name unknown and victories uncelebrated, he must endure a fate worse than death: anonymity.
But when a man arrives from Moscow's Space Committee in search of a volunteer prepared to sacrifice himself for his country, Yefgenii seizes his one last chance of immortality.
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A completely gripping, read-at-once novel -- Erica Wagner * The Times * Hold on tight and enjoy the ride... Tremendous stuff * Independent * One of the most potent and unusual works of literary fiction I've read in years... Mercurio's Yefgenii is as real as anyone you've ever cared about. And care you will -- Michael Faber * Guardian * A seat-of-the-pants ride through the life of top Soviet fighter ace with his sights set on the Moon, from an author whose sights are set just as high * Esquire * A Russian version of The Right Stuff... Riveting * Daily Telegraph * In moments of intense action, we're with this protagonist every inch of the way, through every thought, dive, ache, smell, itch, tast and gastric movement... vertiginously thrilling * Observer * Ascent is a page turning story of a man's ambition to be the very best. Based on real events and using real people, it places this fictitious character in a period when space itself was there for the taking. Beautifully written, it's a book that deserves to be read -- Angela Cooke * Daily Express * A cross between adventure story and literary fiction, this is an unusual novel * Financial Times * Streaks by at full throttle... truly exciting * Sunday Telegraph * Speaks volumes about heroism and the human condition... A taut, page-turning narrative * The Times *More details
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Mercurio is the author of three novels. His first novel, Bodies, was chosen as one of the five best debuts of 2002 by the Guardian. In 2007 Mercurio published his second novel, Ascent, the story of a fictional Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut set against the background of the Korean War and the Space Race. Ascent was included in the Guardian's list of '1000 Novels Everyone Must Read' and a graphic novelization, illustrated by Wesley Robins, was published in 2011. Mercurio's most recent novel, Amercian Adulterer, a fictionalization of President John F. Kennedy's infidelities, was published in 2009.
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