Published in 2007 by American author Dan Simmons, The Terror describes an arctic adventure that descends into death and, obviously, terror. Based on the real-life story of what is called ‘The Franklin Expedition,’ Dan Simmons imagines a story that, for all we know, could have actually happened to the two ships and the 129 souls aboard. The Terror is rated four stars on Goodreads, a score that was taken from over 61,000 ratings.