"This story slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling, edge-of-your-seat terror." --T. Kingfisher, author of
The Hollow Places
"Horror belongs in space." --
Locus"Barnes ably conjures the kind of haunting setting and atmosphere required for this
Event Horizon-esque novel, providing an effective sense of immediacy to Claire's frequently shifting and at times tenuous grip on reality. Recommended for fans of claustrophobic space horror." --
Booklist"
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"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"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"
Dead Silence mixes horror, mystery and sci-fi into a thrill ride sure to shock you out of your reading rut. ...a claustrophobic race against time as the ship's horrors begin to affect the crew one by one. Dread slowly builds as small, frightening moments inside the
Aurora multiply, showcasing Barnes' patient plotting and steady pacing. 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
"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
"Stomach-turning, sinister space horror perfect for fans of
Alien and
Event Horizon." --Kendare Blake, #1
New York Times bestselling author
"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
"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
