Dan Simmons writes with the salty grace and precision of Patrick OBrian But in piling supernatural nightmare upon historical nightmare layering mystery upon mystery he has produced a turbocharged vision of popular doom -Mens JournalGreeted with excited critical praise this extraordinary novel-inspired by the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during an 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 coreBrutal relentless yet oddly uplifting THE TERROR is a masterfully chilling work -Entertainment WeeklyIn 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 -BookpageGuaranteed 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.
