Books with title Horizon: A Novella

James Hilton’s famous utopian adventure novel, and the origin of the mythical sanctuary Shangri-La, receives new life in this beautiful reissue from Harper Perennial. A book that the New Yorker calls “the most artful kind of suspense . . . ingenuity [we] have rarely seen equaled,” Lost Horizon captured the national consciousness when first published in the 1930s, and Frank Capra’s 1937 film adaptation catapulted it to the height of cultural significance. Readers of Mitchell Zuckoff’s harrowing history of a real-life plane crash in Dutch New Guinea, Lost in Shangri-La, as well as fans of novels ranging from The Man Who Would Be King to Seven Years in Tibet to State of Wonder will be fascinated and delighted by this milestone in adventure fiction, the world’s first look at this sanctuary above the clouds. The new Perennial edition also features a bonus essay on Lost Horizon by Don’t Know Much About History author Kenneth C. Davis.

In this “engagingly written” international bestseller, survivors of a plane crash discover a peaceful paradise hidden in the Himalayas called Shangri-La (The New York Times). Hugh Conway saw humanity at its worst while fighting in the trenches of the First World War. Now, more than a decade later, Conway is a British diplomat serving in Afghanistan and facing war yet again—this time, a civil conflict forces him to flee the country by plane. When his plane crashes high in the Himalayas, Conway and the other survivors are found by a mysterious guide and led to a breathtaking discovery: the hidden valley of Shangri-La. Kept secret from the world for more than two hundred years, Shangri-La is like paradise—a place whose inhabitants live for centuries amid the peace and harmony of the fertile valley. But when the leader of the Shangri-La monastery falls ill, Conway and the others must face the daunting prospect of returning home to a world about to be torn open by war. Thrilling and timeless, Lost Horizon is a masterpiece of modern fiction, and one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century.

A NEW AGE HAS BEGUN In the 23rd Century, humanity expands its borders and journeys to the new worlds within its reach: MARS, the JOVIAN SYSTEM, SATURN, and BEYOND.However, not everyone can afford to travel up the gravity well. NADINE MORA ROSE, a young engineer from the Pacific coast town of Del Norte, is left to only wish for a life where she could leave Earth. Yet, in this brave new world, the key to Nadine’s future may be the creation of a paradigm-shifting invention that shatters her boundaries and allows her to RISE....H°RIZON is an exciting new science fiction series that explores the realm of possibility as we push further into the next frontier.

A NEW AGE HAS BEGUN In the 23rd Century, humanity expands its borders and journeys to the new worlds within its reach: MARS, the JOVIAN SYSTEM, SATURN, and BEYOND.However, not everyone can afford to travel up the gravity well. NADINE MORA ROSE, a young engineer from the Pacific coast town of Del Norte, is left to only wish for a life where she could leave Earth. Yet, in this brave new world, the key to Nadine’s future may be the creation of a paradigm-shifting invention that shatters her boundaries and allows her to RISE....H°RIZON is an exciting new science fiction series that explores the realm of possibility as we push further into the next frontier.