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“This is great, immersive, atmospheric space horror…and proves that, despite rumors to the contrary, horror belongs in space.”
— Locus
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“Narrator Lauren Ezzo delivers a chilling performance…gradually intensifying the horrors…Ezzo’s dark tone and emotional connection terrify and comfort listeners in equal measure. Not for the faint of heart. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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“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)
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"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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At the intersection of science fiction and horror, Dead Silence is the ultimate haunted house story.
— Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and The Hunger
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Horror belongs in space.
— Locus
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Stomach-turning, sinister space horror perfect for fans of Alien and Event Horizon.
— Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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