Natten har onde øjne

by John Christopher

Paperback, 1973

Status

Available

Call number

813

Library's review

Nogle gæster på et skisportssted udsættes for etellerandet rumvæsen, der telepatisk kan overtage og kontrollere dem en efter en. De isoleres midlertidigt af en lavine og de normale forsøger at forsvare sig mens de drikker lystigt.

Sært foruroligende bog men ikke specielt god

Publication

Winthers Iskolde Gys, 1973

Description

When the storm rages and the avalanche cuts off power and phone lines, no one in the chalet is particularly bothered. There are kerosene lamps, a well-stocked bar and food supplies more than adequate to last them till the road to Nidenhaut can be opened up. They're on holiday after all, and once the weather clears they can carry on skiing. They do not know, then, that deep within the Swiss Alps, something alien has stirred: an invasion so sly it can only be detected by principled reasoning. The Possessors had a long memory ... For aeons which were now uncountable their life had been bound up with the evanescent lives of the Possessed. Without them, they could not act or think, but through them they were the masters of this cold world.

User reviews

LibraryThing member clark.hallman
I first read this book in August, 1980 and I really enjoyed rereading it now. It takes place at an Alpine Skiing chalet, an isolated hotel run by an English couple. An avalanche cuts the chalet off from the surrounding world and the completely isolated guests must endure a nightmare. One by one
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LibraryThing member Garrison0550
I've read a lot of his books and I'm a big fan, but boy was this one terrible book. The characters just sit around making stupid decisions and slugging down drink after drink, which probably the exact same things Christopher was doing when he wrote this.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1964-12-31

Physical description

159 p.; 17.6 cm

Local notes

Omslag: Tage Jørgensens tegnestue
Omslaget viser en mand og en kvinde i et grønt skær
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "The Possessors" af Frits Remar
Iskolde Gys, bind 3

Pages

159

Library's rating

Rating

(14 ratings; 3.4)

DDC/MDS

813
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