Titanic meets The Shining in this SF horror in which a woman and her crew board a decades-lost luxury cruiser and find the wreckage of a nightmare that hasn't yet ended
S.A. BARNES works in a high school library by day, recommending reads, talking with students, and removing the occasional forgotten cheese-stick-as-bookmark. The author has published numerous novels across different genres. Barnes lives in Illinois with more dogs and books than is advisable and a very patient spouse.
"I ate this book in one sitting because I was in the mood to be
freaked out and it delivered tremendously. Truly un-put-downable in
its purest sense." --Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling
author of These Violent Delights
"Stomach-turning, sinister space horror perfect for fans of Alien
and Event Horizon." --Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling
author "At the intersection of science fiction and horror, Dead
Silence is the ultimate haunted house story, in space." --Alma
Katsu, author of The Deep and The Hunger "This is great, immersive,
atmospheric space horror that shows Barnes is a talented
storyteller and proves that, despite rumors to the contrary, horror
belongs in space." --Locus
"Dead Silence mixes horror, mystery and sci-fi into a thrill ride
sure to shock you out of your reading rut. This is one of those
time-warp books--the ones where you look away from the clock, then
look back and it's suddenly way past your bedtime." --BookPage,
Starred Review "With a compelling haunted-house-in-space frame,
excellent worldbuilding, vivid imagery, biting social commentary,
sustained tension, and a storytelling style that seamlessly moves
between the mortal danger of the present and Kovalik's unsettling
past, this sf-horror blend will resonate loudly with readers."
--Library Journal "Barnes is giving you Titanic but make it scary,
she's giving you Event Horizon, she's giving you Ghost Ship; for
real, this book will make your skin crawl." --BookRiot "This story
slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling,
edge-of-your-seat terror." --T. Kingfisher, author of What Moves
the Dead
"Dead Silence is a proper ghost story, complete with a narrator
who's trying desperately to shake off her own
unreliability."--Tor.com "Dead Silence gives you the suffocating
claustrophobia of 2001: A Space Odyssey mixed with the horrors of
Alien. I couldn't stop reading." --Mur Lafferty, Hugo Award-Winning
author of Six Wakes "Barnes ably conjures the kind of haunting
setting and atmosphere required for this Event Horizon-esque
novel... Recommended for fans of claustrophobic space horror."
--Booklist
"Barnes plays nicely on human fears of both madness and of ghosts,
carefully blurring the line between science fiction and horror...
Those with a taste for blending genres will enjoy this combo."
--Publishers Weekly "Creepy and satisfying; I'll be checking under
my bed tonight." --Sarah Pinsker, author of the Nebula Award
winning A Song For A New Day "I've always considered Alien the high
mark of sci-fi horror. No longer. Dead Silence leaves it in the
dust." --Lisa Shearin, New York Times bestselling author "Dead
Silence will keep you awake at night....Expertly paced, this novel
is full of old ghosts in every way possible, and will haunt you
long after the last page." --Laurie Faria Stolarz, author of Jane
Anonymous "I was turning pages long into the night, and the bags
under my eyes are well worth it!" --Rachel Vincent, New York Times
bestselling author of Red Wolf "Compulsive reading at its best. A
sci-fi horror so expertly delivered you'll be peeking through your
fingers until the last page!" --Melissa Landers, author of the
Alienated and Starflight series "The richly realized world that
S.A. Barnes creates draws us in, and the relatable characters charm
us. The dread mounts to a powerful conclusion." --David Wellington,
author of The Last Astronaut
"The book strikes a good balance hitting different kinds of horror
without overstaying any, be it gore, claustrophobia, or body
horror. From the moment the crew sets foot on the ship, the
slow-burning dread keeps building through the climax.... A story as
much about survivor's guilt as it is survival, and about overcoming
trauma as it is about facing horrors lurking in the dark. Toss in a
chilling mystery set aboard a haunted starship guaranteed to set
you on edge, and I cannot recommend it highly enough." --Analog
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