Fiction, Thriller, Horror
Ararat (Ben Walker #1)
Christopher Golden
When a newly engaged couple climbs Mount Ararat in Turkey, after an earthquake reveals a cave where none should exist, an avalanche forces them to seek shelter from the snow fall. Turns out the cave is exactly what they had hoped, a ship. An archaeological find that could prove the reality of the Great Flood and Noah’s Ark.
After a team of scholars, archaeologists, and filmmakers make the journey to the ark, they discover a coffin, and inside, an ugly misshapen creature with horns – not the holy man they expected. Soon, a blizzard blows in, trapping them in that cave thousands of meters up the side of a remote mountain…but they are not alone. What this diverse group of experts discover challenges everything they believe. There is an evil that cannot die and cannot be deterred. One that doesn’t care what humans believe.
This book chilled me to the bone at times. The plot was unique and frightening and I thought more than once that I could be reading a book about Indiana Jones… with archaeological digs, survival of the fittest type stuff. But it was unnerving!
Christopher Golden is a New York Times bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA’s Best Books for Young Readers. Upcoming teen novels include a new series of hardcover YA fantasy novels co-authored with Tim Lebbon and entitled The Secret Journeys of Jack London.