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The Terror

Started by One Horse Town, September 22, 2009, 05:43:06 PM

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September 22, 2009, 05:43:06 PM
Hadn't heard of this book before, but was recommended it by a friend. It's by Dan Simmons, but i don't hold that against it.

It's a fictionalised and 'supernaturaled up' account of the Franklin expedition of 1845 to find the north-west passage.

I haven't finished it yet, but thought i'd flag it up here as a useful aid if you're running an arctic campaign/adventure. What it really brought to mind though was Beyond the Mountains of Madness. Can't see you going wrong in reading this book in preperation for that scenario.

For example, did you know that many arctic explorers of the time had their teeth explode due to the extreme temperatures and their often poor protection/preparations for the arctic climate?
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