Angels of Light [Paperback]

Jeff Long (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A group of mountain climbers discovers a huge cache of marijuanaand is rewarded with headlines and bad fortune. "Climbers will relish this rapturous and penetrating, slightly macho paean to their passion," reported PW .
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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (October 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070386927
• ISBN-13: 978-0070386921
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,476,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What is real and what is fiction? I want to know!, June 1, 1999

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This review is from: Angels of Light (Paperback)

Based on a true event, but no doubt extrapolated, simplified, and honed to a horrific, cinematic edge, I found myself wanting to know just how much was real. True: In the mid-1980's an airplane attempting to smuggle a large amount of marijuana crashed in Yosemete National Park and it's cargo was salvaged right under the nose of the Park Service by the residents of the historic "camp four," a vagabond group of dedicated, almost fanatic rock-climbers who live up there year-round. Authentic: the description of the intricasies in big-wall climbing, the language, codes, and traditions. But the rest, the deception, the manipulation, the murders, and the dark, murderous bogieman haunting the camp, hunting for the real booty, did that really happen? Although I doubt it, I chalk it up to this writer's skill that he made me wonder, if only for the moment between the late moment I had finally finished it's 300 taut pages and the moment I fell to sleep, dreaming of the veritcal world. As a footnote, the movie, "Cliffhanger," was loosely based on this story, but bears no resemblance. That is a shame, Angels of Light would have made a far better picture.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks!, January 20, 2000

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Richard E. Kravitz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angels of Light (Paperback)

I read this book a long time ago and loaned it to an old student and never got it back. But it is worth reading again so I am looking for another copy. Anyhow, to get to the point, I found the story to be very cool, especially if you're a climber and have experienced Camp 4 before it became the "stalag" it is now. Anyhow, good climbing!

5.0 out of 5 stars "Angels of Light" by Jeff Long, April 13, 2011

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Paula C. LeBlanc (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels of Light (Paperback)

Such a wonderful writer! I'm working my way through all of his books. This one was an excellent read.