The Terror

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Dan Simmons

The "masterfully chilling" novel that inspired the hit AMC series (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

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Author

Dan Simmons

Pages

784

Publisher

Little, Brown

Published Date

2007-03-08

ISBN

0316003883 9780316003889

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"🎯😌#general #fiction #horror 👏👍"

"Don't know why I haven't reviewed this yet but it's on my list of top favorite books of all time. It genuinely spooked me multiple times while reading and was a hyperfixation of mine that's still going strong haha. 10/10, highly recommend "

Yasmine Saleem

"I got over halfway through the audiobook and I'm so bored. I'm just not a huge fan or historical fiction or survival horror, so I'm not even sure why I tried this."

Emily

"A compelling and deeply disturbing speculation on the fate of an actual doomed Arctic expedition. This book is incredibly well researched, and quickly proves that real life illness and isolation can be just as disturbing and insidious as a monster stalking the dark. Gory, bleak, and direct, this novel also is a clever warning again colonialism and mistreatment of the environment. A long and very detailed saga, but well worth the time of any history or horror fan. "

Emily

"Dark and terrifying! "

Thelittlefox.Studios

"Haven't finished it yet but damn it's good"

Kyle Coulter

"Excellent, captivating book that capitalized on my personal fear of being stranded in the far north without a clue how to survive, and without adequate supplies. I grew up in Canada with seriously bitter winters, and we always had a homemade roadside survival kit in our car when visiting with out-of-town family. (I’m internet old and this was before cell phone calls to CAA. Those survival kits could be lifesavers, but ymmv when used while stalked by a supernatural snow beastie.) 🤷‍♀️"