The Terror, Dan Simmons
The Terror, Dan Simmons
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The Terror
A Novel

Author: Dan Simmons

Narrator: Simon Vance

Abridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2007

Synopsis

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

About Dan Simmons

DAN SIMMONS is a recipient of numerous major international awards, including the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. He is widely considered to be one of the premier multiple-genre fiction writers in the world. His most recent novels include the New York Times bestsellers The Terror and Drood, as well as Black Hills. He lives along the Front Range in Colorado and has never grown tired of the views.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on September 10, 2016

To: Mr. Dan Simmons From: Associated Publishing Industries Unlimited, Ltd. Subject: Your Recent Submission The Terror Thank you for your recent submission. Unfortunately, at this time, we do not see a fit between your product and our company's goals. Although our senior staff appreciated your technical......more

Goodreads review by karen on June 27, 2018

**lo! i have made a readalike list for this book over on riffle!** [URL not allowed] oh my god, let me never get scurvy. i am glad i am such a grad-school overachiever. for both the horror/sci-fi and mystery portions of my readers' advisory class, i have read one extra title fro......more

Goodreads review by Baba on July 11, 2023

In 1845 Sir John Franklin lead an exhibition of two big ships and crews in search of the Arctic's fabled North West Passage - this splendidly created and surprisingly subversively horrific book is Dan Simmons' very detailed, and very believable, fictionalised version of what happened to the 129 men......more

Goodreads review by Debra on November 17, 2019

This is so good!!!!!!!! What took me so long to read this????? The men aboard the HHS Terror believe they will be the ones to successfully search for the Northwest Passage. The year is 1845 and the Franklin Expedition is steam-powered and after spending another a second summer in the arctic circle, t......more

Goodreads review by Wil on February 05, 2011

Without getting into any spoilers: this is a fictionalized account of the doomed Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845. It is about hubris, greed, strength during unspeakable adversity, and possibly redemption. Oh, there's also a terrifying monster that they call The Thing on The......more

Quotes

"THE TERROR is both dazzling history and a sparkling chiller."—Caroline Leavitt, People

"The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years."—Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe

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