The terror's a good one. If you're interested in further reading about the actual history, (plenty terrifying and mysterious in and of itself) there's an excellent recently released book that covers the whole of it, anyway it's a fascinating read.
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Franklin-Untold-165-Year-Search/dp/0773547843
No, no, no, no, no. Just like The Da Vinci Code ripped off Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Simmons stole from The Franklin Conspiracy.
THIS is the book you have to read.
Yes actually my Dad, who's a leading franklin historian, just wrote one.
As fortune would have it the find coincides with the launch of his book.
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Franklin-Untold-165-Year-Search/dp/0773547843
Dovetailing on this i've gotta make a plug for my Dad's recently released nonfiction book on the subject.
It's a terryfing, fascinating and mysterious history in and of itself, though The Terror is excellent historical fiction.
Anyway It's amazing that my Dad's book launch is this week. Kinda spooky!
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Franklin-Untold-165-Year-Search/dp/0773547843
If you're looking for a history of early French exploration and settlement, Champlain's Dream, by David Hackett Fischer is a good read.