The Terror

A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror. – STEPHEN KINGSimmons has created a chilling supernatural novel … the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life. * DAILY EXPRESS *One of the most remarkable things I’ve read … nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force. * SFREVU *A revelation … Simmons is a giant among novelists. – LINCOLN CHILDGo out and buy this book … a fantastic achievement. Gripping, well-observed, and at times genuinely frightening. * SFX *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 RevengeMeticulously researched and brilliantly imagined … a dramatic and mythic argument for how and why Franklin and his men met their demise … a compelling read. * WASHINGTON POST *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. * BOSTON GLOBE *??Dan Simmons is brilliant. – DEAN KOONTZBrilliant … 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. * USA TODAY *

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Word Fantasy awards, DAN SIMMONS is the author of a number of acclaimed and bestselling novels across a range of genres - from suspense and science fiction to fantasy, horror and the supernatural. These include The Song of Kali, Darwin’s Blade, Hyperion, Ilium, Olympos and The Terror, Drood, Black Hills and The Abominable. He lives in Colorado.