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In five storiesfour novellas and an amazing short novel simmons explores the intertwined themes of love and death with wit, intelligence, and graceand from an astonishing variety of. Caroline leavitt people the terror is nothing less than a revelation. My husband adores hyperion, endymion and all his hard science fiction. The terror is a 2007 novel by american author dan simmons. Dan simmons 2007 novel, the terror, tells the fictionalized story of this lost expedition. Dec 02, 2011 t here are a lot of dan simmons books in our house, but they are not mine. Simmons, an accomplished writer of horror and scifi, is predictably adroit in his deployment of terror, but the greatest pleasure of the novel lies in the sharp and sympathetic portrayals of captain francis crozier, who assumes command of the expedition after franklins death, and dr. Adobe digital editions this is a free app specially developed for ebooks. Dan simmons could have left out all the fantastical elements in his historical tale and it wouldve been enough to cringe to and have nightmares about and be fascinated all. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the terror. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 884 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. This page is maintained by little, brown and company.