The Mount and the Message is the second novel in the Aphorism Trilogy. It is the hugely anticipated sophomore effort from Adam Conrad Honnold, and the sequel to The Cave and the Code. Christopher Maxwell House is your average teenage high schooler. He lives in mild poverty with his mother in the middle of the wild Appalachian foothills, and stumbles upon a very special cave that seemingly has mystical qualities. Join our hero as he tries his hand at romance, getting rich quick, and even high school athletics in this fast paced coming of age drama.