Ghost Station
A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.
Space exploration can be lonely and isolating.
Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—a space-based condition most famous for a case that resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. When she's assigned to a small exploration crew, she's eager to make a difference. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that crew is hiding something.
While Ophelia focuses on her new role, her crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizer's hasty departure than opening up to her.
That is, until their pilot is discovered gruesomely murdered. Is this Ophelia’s worst nightmare starting—a wave of violence and mental deterioration from ERS? Or is it something more sinister?
Terrified that history will repeat itself, Ophelia and the crew must work together to figure out what’s happening. But trust is hard to come by…and the crew isn’t the only one keeping secrets.
Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio digital download on April 9, 2024!
Pre-order Links:
Signed and/or personalized copies of Ghost Station are available for pre-order through my local indie store, Read Between the Lynes. When you checkout, just add a note in the “Order Comments” section that you’d like the book signed or personalized with your name/message, etc.
What people are saying about Ghost Station.
“Fans of exploration horror will go wild for this creepy, pacey, and captivating novel…Ghost Station will infect you.”
— Ally Wilkes, author of All the White Spaces
“Perfectly unsettling. Ghost Station scratches the itch for space horror just right—and doesn’t shrink from the grisly consequences of exploring the unknown.”
— Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
“Ghost Station is everything I could want in a horror story and more. Barnes became one of my favorite authors with Dead Silence and this is a stunning follow-up. Highly recommended.”
— Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling author of Dead of Winter
More Praise for Ghost Station
“Barnes simultaneously slips in small doses of terror that get and stay under readers’ skin, until the entire narrative explodes and holds them entranced for its final act. Barnes (Dead Silence) is quickly cementing herself as the go-to author in space horror.”
— Library Journal
“A taut, twisting thriller that subverts every trope and expectation in all the best—and most terrifying—ways imaginable.”
— Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley
“A skin-crawling, delicious tale of exploration, exploitation, and electrifying horror. I loved (and screeched through) every moment of it.”
— Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky
“A hostile planet, mysterious alien ruins, and a distrustful crew of traumatized people—it’s a potent combination that makes for a tense, gripping, and delightfully creepy thriller." --Kali Wallace, author of Dead Space
— Kali Wallace, author of Dead Space
“Barnes leads us step by step up a mounting staircase of dread, through horrors both real and suggestive.”
— David Wellington, author of Paradise-1
“The best space horror since Alien.”
— Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #murdertrending
Dead Silence
Titanic meets The Shining in this SF horror in which a woman and her crew board a decades-lost luxury cruiser and find the wreckage of a nightmare that hasn’t yet ended.
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed—made obsolete—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 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 search of the ship reveals something isn’t right.
Whispers in the dark. Flickers of movement. Messages 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.
Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio digital download on February 8, 2022!
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Order Links:
Signed and/or personalized copies of Dead Silence are available for order through my local indie store, Read Between the Lynes. When you checkout, just add a note in the “Order Comments” section that you’d like the book signed or personalized with your name/message, etc.
What people are saying about Dead Silence.
“This story slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling, edge-of-your-seat terror.”
— T. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places
“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
“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
More Praise for Dead Silence
“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
“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'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
“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
“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