A New Scientist best new science-fiction book
'Truly un-put-downable in its purest sense' Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
'The ultimate haunted house story, in space' Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger
'This story slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling, edge-of-your-seat terror' T. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places
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A GHOST SHIP. A SALVAGE CREW. UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS.
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate.
What they find at the other end of the signal is a shock: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire and her crew up for life. But a quick trip through the Aurora reveals something isn't right.
Whispers in the dark. Flickers of movement. Words scrawled in blood. Claire must fight to hold onto her sanity and find out what really happened on the Aurora, before she and her crew meet the same ghastly fate.
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Readers love Dead Silence
'Eerie and sinister - I loved it!'
'I couldn't put this book down'
'Pages turn themselves'
'Remarkable blend of horror, psychological tension and sci-fi'
| ISBN: | 9780857508256 |
| Publication date: | 2nd April 2026 |
| Author: | S A Barnes |
| Publisher: | Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Contemporary horror and ghost stories Ghosts and poltergeists Science fiction: space exploration Narrative theme: Interior life Crime and Mystery |
A New Scientist best new science-fiction book
'Truly un-put-downable in its purest sense' Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
'The ultimate haunted house story, in space' Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger
'This story slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling, edge-of-your-seat terror' T. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places
__________
A GHOST SHIP. A SALVAGE CREW. UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS.
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate.
What they find at the other end of the signal is a shock: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire and her crew up for life. But a quick trip through the Aurora reveals something isn't right.
Whispers in the dark. Flickers of movement. Words scrawled in blood. Claire must fight to hold onto her sanity and find out what really happened on the Aurora, before she and her crew meet the same ghastly fate.
__________
Readers love Dead Silence
'Eerie and sinister - I loved it!'
'I couldn't put this book down'
'Pages turn themselves'
'Remarkable blend of horror, psychological tension and sci-fi'
Dead Silence features in the following genres: Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Ghosts and poltergeists, Science fiction: space exploration, Narrative theme: Interior life, Crime and Mystery
Dead Silence is available in Hardback, Paperback
Dead Silence was written by S A Barnes and published by Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld
Dead Silence has 352 pages
£18.00