Dan Simmons

A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror.

Simmons has created a chilling supernatural novel . . . the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life.

One of the most remarkable things I've read . . . nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force.

A revelation . . . Simmons is a giant among novelists.

Go out and buy this book . . . a fantastic achievement. Gripping, well-observed, and at times genuinely frightening.

Dramatic and vivid . . . Simmons has given us a host of colourful, believable characters caught up in a driving, hell-bent narrative. The Terror is a tour de force.

KEN McGOOGAN, author of Lady Franklin's Revenge

Meticulously researched and brilliantly imagined . . . a dramatic and mythic argument for how and why Franklin and his men met their demise . . . a compelling read.

The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years . . . a haunting, precisely imagined fictional solution to one of history's most disquieting mysteries . . . brilliantly executed.

Brilliant . . . Simmons takes this 19th-century tragedy and crafts an imaginative hybrid tale. It's a historical horror novel . . . the kind of rich epic that requires a touch of patience at the beginning but amply rewards the reader by the end.

A beautifully written historical, which injects a note of supernatural horror into the 1840s Franklin expedition and its doomed search for the Northwest Passage . . . should add significantly to Simmons's already considerable reputation.

Lengthy and ambitious . . . but gut-wrenching tension, a true sense of fear, and vivid historical detail combine for an unputdownable read.

Simmons has created a chilling supernatural novel . . . the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life

A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror

One of the most remarkable things I've read . . . nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force

A revelation. Dan Simmons is a giant among novelists

Go out and buy this book . . . a fantastic achievement. Gripping, well-observed, and at times genuinely frightening

Dramatic and vivid . . . Simmons has given us a host of colourful, believable characters caught up in a driving, hell-bent narrative. The Terror is a tour de force

Meticulously researched and brilliantly imagined . . . a dramatic and mythic argument for how and why Franklin and his men met their demise . . . a compelling read

The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years . . . a haunting, precisely imagined fictional solution to one of history's most disquieting mysteries . . . brilliantly executed

Brilliant . . . Simmons takes this 19th-century tragedy and crafts an imaginative hybrid tale. It's a historical horror novel . . . the kind of rich epic that requires a touch of patience at the beginning but amply rewards the reader by the end

A beautifully written historical, which injects a note of supernatural horror into the 1840s Franklin expedition and its doomed search for the Northwest Passage . . . should add significantly to Simmons's already considerable reputation

Convincingly renders both period details and the nuts and bolts of polar exploration . . . the supernatural element helps resolve the plot in a surprising yet highly effective manner

This book really is an astonishing achievement, blending meticulous research with excellent characterisation. We can't recommend this one heartily enough

A lengthy and ambitious book, but gut-wrenching tension, a true sense of fear, and vivid historical detail combine for an unputdownable read

the novel that inspired the chilling BBC series

Hailed by STEPHEN KING as 'a brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror'. 
 
Now a chilling 10-part TV series from RIDLEY SCOTT on BBC2 and iPlayer 
 
The most advanced scientific enterprise ever mounted, Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition in search of the fabled North-West Passage had every expectation of triumph. 
 
But for almost two years his ships HMS Terror and Erebus have been trapped in the Arctic ice. Supplies of fuel and food are running low. Scurvy, starvation and even madness beging to take their toll. And yet the real threat isn't from the constantly shifting, alien landscape, the flesh-numbing temperatures or being crushed by the unyielding, frozen ocean. No, the real threat is far more terrifying. 
 
There is something out there in the frigid darkness. It stalks the ships and snatches men. It is a nameless thing. At once nowhere and everywhere, this terror has become the expedition's nemesis . . . 
Readers are gripped by The Terror: 
***** 'One of the best books I have ever read. I couldn't put it down!' 
***** 'A tremendous weighty achievement in atmosphere and storytelling.' 
***** 'So beautifully written and well researched. I can't praise this book highly enough.'

Dan Simmons

Praise for The Terror

A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror.

Simmons has created a chilling supernatural novel . . . the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life.

One of the most remarkable things I've read . . . nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force.

A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror.

Simmons has created a chilling supernatural novel . . . the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life.

One of the most remarkable things I've read . . . nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force.

A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror.

Simmons has created a chilling supernatural novel . . . the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life.

One of the most remarkable things I've read . . . nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force.

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