Based on the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during the Sir John Franklin Expedition in 1845, The Terror is a meticulously researched and fascinating account of 19th century seafaring life.
"Masterfully chilling." -Entertainment Weekly
The men on board the HMS Terror-part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage-are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice.
But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror clawing to get in.
"The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years." -Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe
| ISBN: | 9780316486095 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 2018 |
| Author: | Dan Simmons |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 784 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |
Based on the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during the Sir John Franklin Expedition in 1845, The Terror is a meticulously researched and fascinating account of 19th century seafaring life."Masterfully chilling." -Entertainment Weekly The men on board the HMS Terror-part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage-are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice.
The Terror features in the following genres: Historical Fiction
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The Terror was written by Dan Simmons and published by Little, Brown and Company
The Terror has 784 pages