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The Terror

by Dan Simmons

The Terror Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Dan Simmons writes with the salty grace and precision of Patrick O'Brian. But in piling supernatural nightmare upon historical nightmare, layering mystery upon mystery, he has produced a turbocharged vision of popular doom. -Men's Journal

Greeted with excited critical praise, this extraordinary novel-inspired by the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during an 1845 expedition-swells with the heart-stopping suspense and heroic adventure that have won Dan Simmons praise as a writer who not only makes big promises but keeps them (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). THE TERROR chills readers to the core.

Brutal, relentless, yet oddly uplifting, THE TERROR is a masterfully chilling work. -Entertainment Weekly

In the hands of a lesser writer than Dan Simmons, THE TERROR might well have dissolved into a series of frigid days and three-dog nights. But Simmons is too good a writer to ignore the real gold in his story-its beleaguered cast. -Bookpage

Guaranteed to have readers pulling their covers up to their noses, THE TERROR will make for a blood-freezing, bedtime read this winter-and any season thereafter. -Pages

Synopsis:

Greeted with excited critical praise, this extraordinary novel--inspired by the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during an 1845 expedition--swells with heart-stopping suspense and heroic adventure.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780316017459
Author:
Simmons, Dan
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
Subject:
Shipwrecks
Subject:
Sea stories
Subject:
Horror fiction
Publication Date:
December 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
771
Dimensions:
8.30x5.56x1.25 in. 1.47 lbs.

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