All that's left now is the end, which is all any of us ever has. A life into divinity.īut I knew it was a lie. Asking him to join Him and watch as the sun burns down to a dull orange cinder and everything around it breaks is orbit and goes tumbling tumbling away, everything that once seemed permanent pulled apart so effortlessly, like a ball of yarn. The heavens opening and God congratulating him for his perseverance. I pictured him there, atop a remote and snowy mountain.
He said he had found the safest place on earth, where he could stay until the gateway to the beyond opened before him. He'd be the last man still standing when the sun decides to collapse upon itself and history ends. He said he would outlast all the wars and all the diseases, long enough to remember everything, and long enough to forget everything. It's all within the palm of your hand now.
He laid out all his vitamins before me and told me he slept seven hours every night, no more or less. In The Hike, Magary takes readers on a daring odyssey away from our day-to-day grind and transports them into an enthralling world propelled by heart, imagination, and survival.“I once met a traveler who told me he would live to see the end of time. Desperate to return to his family, Ben is determined to track down the “Producer,” the creator of the world in which he is being held hostage and the only one who can free him from the path.Īt once bitingly funny and emotionally absorbing, Magary’s novel is a remarkably unique addition to the contemporary fantasy genre, one that draws as easily from the world of classic folk tales as it does from video games. On a quest of epic, life-or-death proportions, Ben finds help comes in some of the most unexpected forms, including a profane crustacean and a variety of magical objects, tools, and potions. With no choice but to move forward, Ben finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a world of man-eating giants, bizarre demons, and colossal insects. The Hike: A Novel Drew Magary Penguin, Fiction - 288 pages 13 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified The Hike.
Once he sets out into the woods behind his hotel, he quickly comes to realize that the path he has chosen cannot be given up easily. When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike. Quietly profound and touching.”- BoingBoingįrom the author of The Night the Lights Went Out and The Postmortal, a fantasy saga unlike any you’ve read before, weaving elements of folk tales and video games into a riveting, unforgettable adventure of what a man will endure to return to his family Magary underhands a twist in at the end that hits you like a sharp jab at the bell.
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