by Dan Simmons (Author)
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 GlobeAuthor Biography
Dan Simmons is the Hugo Award-winning author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Olympos and The Terror. He lives in Colorado.
Number of Pages: 784
Dimensions: 1.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 10, 2007
Award: Bram Stoker Awards (2007)
