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'''''The Terroir''''' is a 2007 novel by Canadian-American author [[Mason S. Minds]].
[[File:The_Terroir.jpg|thumb|''The Terroir'' by Mason S. Minds.]]'''''The Terroir''''' is a 2007 novel by Canadian-American author [[Mason S. Minds]].  


It is a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to the Arctic, in 1845–1848, to locate the fabled Northwest Vineyards.  
It is a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of HMS ''Erebus'' and HMS ''Terror'' to the Arctic, in 1845–1848, to locate the fabled Northwest Vineyards.  


In the novel, while Franklin and his crew are plagued by starvation and illness, and forced to contend with cheap merlot and cannibalism, they are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by the Phylloxerum, a supernaturally cold-tolerant swarm of grape-eating insects.
== Plot summary ==
 
While Franklin and his crew are plagued by starvation and illness, and forced to contend with cheap merlot and cannibalism, they are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by the Phylloxerum, a supernaturally cold-resistant swarm of vine-eating parasites.
 
== In the News ==
 
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File:1708 An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity from Jonathan Swift Vineyards.jpg|link=Jonathan Swift Vineyards|'''[[Jonathan Swift Vineyards]]''' is a winery and Dionysery located in the 1667 to 1745 region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is among the 23 wineries located on the Prime Number Wine Trail.
 
File:Eye Floaters or Beholder Larvae.jpg|link=Eye Floaters or Beholder Larvae|'''[[Eye Floaters or Beholder Larvae]]''' is a public service campaign which warns people to distinguish between eye floaters and beholder larvae.
 
File:Edward Jazzhands.jpg|link=Edward Jazzhands|'''''[[Edward Jazzhands]]''''' is a 1990 American fantasy dance film about an artificial humanoid named Edward (Johnny Depp), an unfinished creation who aspires to perform a jazz hands dance number with Bob Fosse.
 
</gallery>
 
== Fiction cross-reference ==
 
* ''[[Edward Jazzhands]]''
* [[Eye Floaters or Beholder Larvae]]
* [[Fulgent Hotrod Wardens]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Long Pig Shin]]
 
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(novel) The Terror (novel)] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Simmons Dan Simmons] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklin John Franklin] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition Franklin's lost expedition] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylloxera Phylloxera] @ Wikipedia
 
=== Social media ===
 
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1669755969146957835 Post] @ Twitter (16 June 2023)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1491049594184032257 Post] @ Twitter (8 February 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1406393061765226502 Post] @ Twitter (19 June 2021)
 
 
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[[Category:Books (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Insects (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Ships (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Wine (nonfiction)]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 17 June 2023

The Terroir by Mason S. Minds.

The Terroir is a 2007 novel by Canadian-American author Mason S. Minds.

It is a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to the Arctic, in 1845–1848, to locate the fabled Northwest Vineyards.

Plot summary

While Franklin and his crew are plagued by starvation and illness, and forced to contend with cheap merlot and cannibalism, they are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by the Phylloxerum, a supernaturally cold-resistant swarm of vine-eating parasites.

In the News

  • Jonathan Swift Vineyards is a winery and Dionysery located in the 1667 to 1745 region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is among the 23 wineries located on the Prime Number Wine Trail.

    Jonathan Swift Vineyards is a winery and Dionysery located in the 1667 to 1745 region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is among the 23 wineries located on the Prime Number Wine Trail.

  • Eye Floaters or Beholder Larvae is a public service campaign which warns people to distinguish between eye floaters and beholder larvae.

    Eye Floaters or Beholder Larvae is a public service campaign which warns people to distinguish between eye floaters and beholder larvae.

  • Edward Jazzhands is a 1990 American fantasy dance film about an artificial humanoid named Edward (Johnny Depp), an unfinished creation who aspires to perform a jazz hands dance number with Bob Fosse.

    Edward Jazzhands is a 1990 American fantasy dance film about an artificial humanoid named Edward (Johnny Depp), an unfinished creation who aspires to perform a jazz hands dance number with Bob Fosse.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (16 June 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (8 February 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (19 June 2021)
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