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A review by leandrathetbrzero
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
When things go bump in a ghost ship... 😱
↓ Other Space Horror books I now want to read ↓
1. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes (out April 2024!)
2. Salvaged by Madeleine Roux
3. The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
4. The Luminous Dead by Cailtin Starling
“A GHOST SHIP.
A SALVAGE CREW.
UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS.”
Team leader Claire Kovalik and her crew are not prepared for what they find when they investigate a strange distress signal that takes them farther into space than any of them had traveled before. They are shocked to discover the mystery signal comes from the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this means an unimaginable fortune, but it doesn’t take long after boarding the ship for the crew to surmise that sinister events led to the Aurora’s original disappearance…
Messages written in blood along the walls, passengers and crew dead by clearly unnatural means, and whispers in the dark suggesting Claire and her team might not be alone on this ghost ship after all.
I read this sci-fi horror as a buddy read with my friend, Danni (@danni.dabbles on Bookstagram and Booktube, @DannitDabbles on Goodreads). What a GREAT decision! We had such a fun time sending each other daily voice messages with reactions and predictions as Barnes took us in a million different directions. A particular strength is Barnes’s descriptions of the world through Claire’s eyes. Beautiful and eerie with amazing atmospheric tension, and brilliant themes of the dangers of greedy capitalism and corporate influence on society, widening wealth disparity, and prioritizing profit over human life. This definitely passed the vibe check, and it receives 5 stars from me!
Danni and I are in agreement: Can someone please make this into a movie or mini TV series ASAP??
Barnes’s second book, Ghost Station, is out in April 2024, and clearly I cannot wait!
↓ Other Space Horror books I now want to read ↓
1. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes (out April 2024!)
2. Salvaged by Madeleine Roux
3. The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
4. The Luminous Dead by Cailtin Starling
“A GHOST SHIP.
A SALVAGE CREW.
UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS.”
Team leader Claire Kovalik and her crew are not prepared for what they find when they investigate a strange distress signal that takes them farther into space than any of them had traveled before. They are shocked to discover the mystery signal comes from the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this means an unimaginable fortune, but it doesn’t take long after boarding the ship for the crew to surmise that sinister events led to the Aurora’s original disappearance…
Messages written in blood along the walls, passengers and crew dead by clearly unnatural means, and whispers in the dark suggesting Claire and her team might not be alone on this ghost ship after all.
I read this sci-fi horror as a buddy read with my friend, Danni (@danni.dabbles on Bookstagram and Booktube, @DannitDabbles on Goodreads). What a GREAT decision! We had such a fun time sending each other daily voice messages with reactions and predictions as Barnes took us in a million different directions. A particular strength is Barnes’s descriptions of the world through Claire’s eyes. Beautiful and eerie with amazing atmospheric tension, and brilliant themes of the dangers of greedy capitalism and corporate influence on society, widening wealth disparity, and prioritizing profit over human life. This definitely passed the vibe check, and it receives 5 stars from me!
Danni and I are in agreement: Can someone please make this into a movie or mini TV series ASAP??
Barnes’s second book, Ghost Station, is out in April 2024, and clearly I cannot wait!