Ascent

Jed Mercurio

RRP: £12.99

Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE

Publication Date : 08/03/2007

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Mercurio's first novel, "Bodies" was chosen as one of the 5 best debuts of the year by the "Guardian"; this new novel promises to live up to such high expectations. It begins during the Korean War and centres on a legendary Soviet flying ace who becomes involved in the new battlefield of Cold War rivalry: space.

Publisher's description:

In the Korean War, Yefgenii Yeremin shoots down more American jets than any other pilot in history. He becomes the legendary ace dubbed 'Ivan the Terrible'. This is the story of how a single act can not only define the meaning of a man's life, but also that of a nation and a species.

ISBN: 9780224072861