Explosion at Munition Works in the Northern District: Many Fatalities.... Read 42 reviews … I really had a hard time putting it down. Extraordinarily crafted. Apr 05, 2020 . Read 42 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Simmons ( Olympos , 2005, etc.) The Terror book. tells the story through the eyes of several characters, including the expedition’s leader, Sir John Franklin, co-commander Captain Francis Crozier and the ship’s surgeon Harry Goodsir. The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. Read 4,290 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Terror book. I bought this book after watching "The Terror" series on AMC. (“The Terror” won’t kill you unless it falls on your head.) The quest for the Big Book is neither as heroic an endeavor nor, fortunately, as lethal. The real story is appalling enough: Franklin's two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, set off in 1845 but were trapped in the Arctic ice for years. His description of the bitter cold makes you feel as though you're there on the ice with the crew. kirkus review Horror novel based on an ill-fated 19th-century polar expedition. Others are easy to despise. The author, Dan Simmons, makes you grow to love the characters...well, some of them! I highly recommend this book. Audience Reviews for The Terror: Season 1. The mythical North-West Passage held the imagination of Britain for most of the 19th century. As par... Read 4,290 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Review by Michael Lee January 2007 Books about exploration often inspire our armchair fascination no matter what the destination, but the real stories emerge in the character of the intrepid explorers.