Legends of Everest
including The Cat That Climbed Mount Everest and The Everest Stone
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“One Of” The Cat That Climbed
The first story reveals the struggles of a person given little time, and even less reason to live. He finds strength to go on in the persona of a small cat who has gone through hell just to survive. Another character (a soldier) is dealing with a traumatic war injury and his loss of confidence in his ability to lead others.
The two men are life-long friends who come together in a quest to accomplish a feat that many thought impossible for healthy people, let alone a tiny cat, a soldier, and a balding biker.
The Everest Stone
In the second story, the central figure and speaker is struggling to deal with the loss of his only son (a casualty of the war in
His connection with one of the central figures in the first story is a sad one. The man was the last person to speak to his son while he was alive, and is (in the speaker’s mind) responsible for his son’s death.
This man (who he blames) is able to bring a message from his dying son which inspires him to go on living.
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About the Book
Legends of Everest is a compilation of two legends of the place called
The first: A broken body, a broken mind, a broken spirit. A soldier, a fool, and a hero. These are starting and stopping points in three lives which are touched by a common need—the need to survive on the mountain.
The second: The tragic loss of a loved one and the hope (revealed through legend) of seeing that person again, is fueled by a need for revenge. Only love can overcome death.
About the Author
Dean Allen (full name Dean Allen Boring) is a first time author. He wrote a lot in college which was a long time ago (41 years ago). He is 64 years old, and retired. He is an avid cat lover (as reflected in the first story, The Cat that Climbed Mount Everest) and, also, an avid mystery lover (as reflected in the second story of the two, The Everest Stone). He has always been a fan of adventure (stories, movies, etc.). He has been a motorcycle rider since it was legal for him to ride (maybe a little before). He feels that in today’s current socio-economic climate with depression a major issue in everyone’s lives, that a little inspiration is what is needed. This is the prime reason he wrote these two stories—to inspire people to greater things and, hopefully, forget, at least for a little while, their problems.