Book: Dead Silence
By: S. A. Barnes
Published: February 8, 2022
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Genre: Sci-fi horror
Pages: 343
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About Dead Silence
Claire is moments away from being unemployed. She’s being made obsolete. But then her crew picks up a distress signal. They don’t have anything to lose and no desire to return to Earth; they go and check things out. But what they find leaves them in shock. Instead of finding a crew, they find the Aurora. It’s a famous luxury space liner that vanished 20 years ago. A salvage claim could set them up for life. But as they explore, they realize that something isn’t right. Can the crew hold onto their sanity to be able to escape?
What I thought
Dead Silence is a story that I have been really putting off. I’m not sure why, but I was really struggling with the physical book. Well, this go-around I wound up checking the audiobook out from the library, and that wound up being the better idea. The audio version caught my interest a little more than trying to read the physical book. I think that’s partly because the story is really slow. This allowed me to be able to focus on other things during the slower parts rather than being tied down with the actual book.
Dead Silence really does have a cool concept, but there’s just something about it that makes me lose interest fast. But I would, in a way, kind of compare this to Ghost Ship. However, I did find Ghost Ship a lot more interesting.
When it comes to Claire, I do like her a lot. I just wish she would trust herself a little more. She’s filled with a lot of doubt and self-criticism. Despite that, she’s a pretty strong character. I feel like she is a great leader despite feeling like she isn’t.
Would I recommend this book? I don’t know, but maybe. Would I read it again? Probably not.
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