Diamond

by Erik Nickerson

Three teenagers hike deep into the Colorado mountains to climb the Diamond, a 900 foot vertical cliff at the top of a 14,000 foot mountain. Though skilled and capable, their plans go awry when a thunderstorm tumbles over the summit, leading to a chain of events that push the trio to the edge of survival. Can they escape the mountain, or will their short lives end while hanging from a few strands of rope?

222 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2019

About the author

I wrote my first novel when I was twelve. It was a rambling saga about Vikings sailing up a long Russian river and getting confused about how long it takes to sail up a long Russian river.

I was hooked. All I wanted to do was write more novels.

But life offers many wonderful experiences, and I sailed up many side tributaries to explore. I climbed big cliffs. I taught teenagers to question reality. I pretended to be a local in a small cafe on the streets of many foreign towns.

All the while I kept writing. For fun. Or to get published. Or just because. Now I have finished something, and I am happy to share it.

Reviews

[M. C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scary, exciting, finished it in one day, couldn't stop reading. Author really understands his subject and knows how to develop suspense and emotion.