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BLACK ICE
Fiction (Thriller)
Hutchinson Books Ltd - June 2003
A psychotic explorer dishes out mayhem at an Antarctic base. 'A ripping good adventure yarn with a thoroughly admirable heroine, a suitable black hearted villain and such vivid descriptions of the sheer agony and awfulness of Antarctica you'll be reaching for the central heating switch as you read.' (The Irish Independent)
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HIGH RISK
Fiction (Thriller)
Arrow - November 2000
A mountain guide-Hal, and Josie-- his inexperienced client, find themselves in a desperate fight for survival on Everest. 'Matt Dickinson is well placed to understand what drives men and women to pit themselves against the sternest challenges nature can offer. Here he melds experience with imagination to create a compelling and action packed story.' (Daily Mail) 'Matt Dickinson takes the reader to the bone-chilling heights of the Himalayas in this brilliantly woven story of ego, ambitions and human courage..a breathtaking first novel of rare power and intensity.' (Irish News)
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THE DEATH ZONE
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Arrow - July 1998
(Published in the USA as 'The Other Side of Everest') The true story of Matt Dickinson's ascent of the North Face of Mount Everest during the filming of the documentary 'Summit Fever'. 'A gripping first hand account of human triumph against all the odds..The Death Zone is a fantastic read which goes some way to explaining the competition and motivation that drives climbers to take on the world's highest mountain.' (Geographical Magazine)
Biography
Matt Dickinson is a writer and filmmaker known for his award winning documentaries for National Geographic Television, the Discovery Channel and the BBC. He has a passion for mountaineering, and is one of the very few filmmakers who have ever filmed on the summit of Mount Everest. The best-selling account of his ascent of Everest's deadly North Face was published as 'The Death Zone' in the UK, and 'The Other Side of Everest' in the USA-and has received widespread critical acclaim.
'Dickinson brings out splendidly the sheer terror at the heart of the whole mountain climbing project.' (Independent on Sunday)
'This is a gripping account of filming-and surviving in the death zone.' (Mail on Sunday)
'Dickinson has an eye for meaningful detail and storytelling talent…a rollicking, insightful and harrowing ride.' (The New York Times Book Review)
He is the author of three screenplays; the thrillers--'Upgrade' (optioned by Transfilm 2006) 'Snow Red' (optioned by Doris Inc 2007) and the horror genre screenplay 'The Healing House' (2007).
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