Dead Silence: The sci-fi haunted house story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Death's Daughter

Ā· Random House
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A New Scientist best new science-fiction book

šŸš€'Truly un-put-downable in its purest sense' Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
šŸš€'The ultimate haunted house story, in space' Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger
šŸš€'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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šŸš€Readers love Dead Silence šŸš€

⭐'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'

A New Scientist best new science-fiction book šŸš€'Truly un-put-downable in its purest sense' Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights šŸš€'The ultimate haunted house story, in space' Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger šŸš€'This story slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling, ...

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6 reviews
R O
May 25, 2026
Excellent read, well written but dragged on at the end a bit.
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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, with Dead Silence, Ghost Station and Cold Eternity published under her S. A. Barnes moniker.

Barnes lives in Illinois with more dogs and books than is advisable and a very patient spouse.

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, with Dead Silence, Ghost Station and Cold Eternity published under her S....

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