- Paperback: 784 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; New edition edition (1 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593057635
- ISBN-13: 978-0593057636
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 602,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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DEATHRAY, February 2008
'This book really is an astonishing achievement, blending meticulous research with excellent characterisation. We can't recommend this one heartily enough.'
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The bestselling author of Ilium transforms the story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition into a devastating historical adventure that will chill you to your core.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If, like me, you pre-order your Dan Simmons book as soon as you hear about it, then no review is going to stop you from reading it.
So, good book, enjoyed it, a fine story well written. I was initially sceptical before reading because the last King/Koontz offerings have been so poor (think Lisey's story and Odd Thomas 2). But needn't have worried, Dan Simmons is a consistent writer of quality stories and has never put a word wrong yet.
The only reason not to give five stars is that it would imply that this is in the Hyperion class, it isn't. And one personal point, is that there was no need to introduce the 'beast/terror' as being marooned in the ice for three years was enough horror for me.
Recommended.
So, good book, enjoyed it, a fine story well written. I was initially sceptical before reading because the last King/Koontz offerings have been so poor (think Lisey's story and Odd Thomas 2). But needn't have worried, Dan Simmons is a consistent writer of quality stories and has never put a word wrong yet.
The only reason not to give five stars is that it would imply that this is in the Hyperion class, it isn't. And one personal point, is that there was no need to introduce the 'beast/terror' as being marooned in the ice for three years was enough horror for me.
Recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The fate of the Franklin Expedition to find the North West Passage, has been an engaging and sad tale since the expedition was lost in the late 1840's.
In this splendid book Simmons provides a solution to the mystery albeit with a supernatural bent.
Simmons has done his homework and the vivid descriptions of ship board life of the mid-nineteenth century is excellent; the men of the Erebus and Terror brought to life and their real life tragedy is no way diminished by the introduction of the "Beast".
There are a couple of things that may have slipped the proof reader's net, the surviving ship's surgeon referring to "gopher's" which are not an animal that he would have been familiar with and the odd Americanism here and there but nothing to spoil the yarn.
This is the best Horror novel I've read in a while and I'd thoroughly recommend it.
In this splendid book Simmons provides a solution to the mystery albeit with a supernatural bent.
Simmons has done his homework and the vivid descriptions of ship board life of the mid-nineteenth century is excellent; the men of the Erebus and Terror brought to life and their real life tragedy is no way diminished by the introduction of the "Beast".
There are a couple of things that may have slipped the proof reader's net, the surviving ship's surgeon referring to "gopher's" which are not an animal that he would have been familiar with and the odd Americanism here and there but nothing to spoil the yarn.
This is the best Horror novel I've read in a while and I'd thoroughly recommend it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I deliberately held off reading the Wikipedia entry on Franklin's expedition to force the North West Passage until finishing this book. I knew nothing of this period in history and didn't want to spoil any revelations of the story.
But now, interest piqued, I have just been to visit the Franklin memorial on Pall Mall, London. Reading the names of the unfortunate crew on the side of the statue was a bizarre experience. To have just spent 900 pages following their adventures in the frozen wastelands of the Arctic and then to discover that they were all real people who got caught in a terrible scenario was quite moving.
I am incredibly greatful to Dan Simmons for educating me in this important part of history in such an excellent fashion. I now wonder how events could not have happened in reality just as the author describes them.
But now, interest piqued, I have just been to visit the Franklin memorial on Pall Mall, London. Reading the names of the unfortunate crew on the side of the statue was a bizarre experience. To have just spent 900 pages following their adventures in the frozen wastelands of the Arctic and then to discover that they were all real people who got caught in a terrible scenario was quite moving.
I am incredibly greatful to Dan Simmons for educating me in this important part of history in such an excellent fashion. I now wonder how events could not have happened in reality just as the author describes them.
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I listened to the Audio book of The Terror. I also played this from youtube at the same time:- 'Meditation To The Sound Of A Blizzard'. Read more
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New reader of Dan Simmons' work, and have to say, this was EXCELLENT. I have to admit, the explanation of inuit spirits and their arc was VERY hard going, but, lasted only several... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Matthew85
Part historical fiction, part fantasy
This book works very well on two levels. Firstly as a superb and imaginative attempt at historical fiction with a strong grounding in fact and secondly as an unusual fantasy... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Buffalo Bill
Absolutely brilliant.
One of the best and most memorable books I've ever read. Incredibly researched and so descriptive that it was like watching a movie. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Arcturus
Great Book!
Great writing. Great story. Lots of history. Lots of things to think about. All of it done with a cold, almost emotionless tone that's colder than the situation the characters are... Read more
Published 8 months ago by David Nash
One of the best books I've read in recent years
I've just submitted my review for 'Carrion Comfort' where I panned it and felt I should balance it with a review of 'The Terror', one of my favourite books of recent years. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Gareth J. Hughes
Brilliantly atmospheric polar thriller!
This is a truly fantastic book, especially if you want to really feel yourself on a polar expedition in the pioneering years of exploration. Read more
Published 11 months ago by The Collector
A grand book
Accounts of polar exploration are all too familiar: frostbite, ships crushed in ice, white men's arrogance preventing them learning from the local inhabitants (which affected even... Read more
Published 15 months ago by E. J. Ewing
Deserves to be a classic.
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Published 16 months ago by G. Cseh
More than a simple read!
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