Book Review
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kenjariDead Silence
by S.A. Barnes
This space horror was fascinating, although not terribly scary. Claire is the leader of a small comms repair crew working out on the edges of known space when their ship receives a distress call from the Kuiper Belt from the Aurora, a luxury space ship (think cruise ship) that disappeared 20 years ago. They decide to go out to the ship in hopes of finding out what happened to it and to reap the financial benefits of the salvage claim they would get. What they find is a ghost ship full of the bodies of passengers and cruel who died violently, haunted by something both horrifying and deadly.
I enjoyed this book, although I didn't find it that scary. The resolution did provide some surprises and wrapped up the themes around the consequences of greed and careless. I found Claire a compelling narrator. She is still haunted by the tragedy that defined her childhood, and I liked the way that played into her actions and her perspective. I especially liked the ways in which it made her more resistant to what is haunting the ship. Despite the lack of scares, it was a good story with interesting characters.
by S.A. Barnes
This space horror was fascinating, although not terribly scary. Claire is the leader of a small comms repair crew working out on the edges of known space when their ship receives a distress call from the Kuiper Belt from the Aurora, a luxury space ship (think cruise ship) that disappeared 20 years ago. They decide to go out to the ship in hopes of finding out what happened to it and to reap the financial benefits of the salvage claim they would get. What they find is a ghost ship full of the bodies of passengers and cruel who died violently, haunted by something both horrifying and deadly.
I enjoyed this book, although I didn't find it that scary. The resolution did provide some surprises and wrapped up the themes around the consequences of greed and careless. I found Claire a compelling narrator. She is still haunted by the tragedy that defined her childhood, and I liked the way that played into her actions and her perspective. I especially liked the ways in which it made her more resistant to what is haunting the ship. Despite the lack of scares, it was a good story with interesting characters.
