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The Cloud Maker

By: Patrick Woodhead
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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To Luca Matthews the dangers of the high mountain peaks are the air upon which he thrives. In the ruthless pursuit of his goals, he would sacrifice anything - even another climber's life. His friends and family know and fear it. So when he sights a virgin peak in the Himalayas that exists on no map, no one is surprised when he becomes obsessed with being the first to scale it.

Together with his climbing partner, Bill Taylor, they set off into a region of Tibet highly restricted by the Chinese. But a freak accident puts one of their team in mortal danger and it is left to a local Tibetan girl to lead them to Geltang, a monastery that has been hidden from the outside world since the Chinese Cultural Revolution, when most of the monasteries were pillaged and burned.

Soon, as the Chinese secret police get wind of them, Luca and Bill find themselves embroiled in an age-old struggle, not for their lives but to protect the precious secret that Geltang hides and the legacy of Tibet itself.

©2009 Patrick Woodhead (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Espionage Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I just finished it ! It is so exciting and mystical I didn’t want it to end!!!
It’s about to rock climber that discover the unthinkable it is shocking emotional and brilliant. Please give it a go. You won’t regret it.!!!It’s about to rock climber that discover the unthinkable it is shocking emotional and brilliant. Please give it a go. You won’t regret it.

Omg Fantastic!!!!

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This is a good story - it rolls along at a good pace and on several fronts. Several parts of the story are woven together with a few surprises along the way and it is an adventure with a little bit of culture. Having been in Tibet, I enjoyed the descriptions and understood the Buddhist links in the story but not sure I would have completely understood what was going on at times without this background.
Still, a really good story to listen to - kept me gripped all the way through and made a really long drive pass very quickly. Well read with a great variety of voices coming through.

The Cloud Maker

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different, informative, and utterly engrossing .
i couldn't put it down until i had to....and only then

very very good

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A book I could not put down. Such incredible cruelty from the Chinese in Tibet and the calmness of the Tibetan monks not to mention the story of the two climbers and their amazing yet sad adventure.
Wonderful narration as always from Jonathan Keeble.
A fabulous story.

A fabulous story

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This isn't my usual sort of listen. Mountaineering and Tibeten Monasteries, but I gave it a go. I did get a bit fed up half way in but it was an OK listen if a bit boring at times.

quite a reasonable listen

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