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"You'll want to read this one with the lights on."-Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling authorCold Eternity is the instant USA Today bestselling space horror from S.A. Barnes, perfect for fans of Severance, where desperation for eternal life leads to a fate worse than death...Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth's most fortunate citizens from more than a century ago...The cryo program, created by trillionaire tech genius Zale Winfeld, is long defunct, and the AI hologram "hosts," ghoulishly created in the likeness of Winfeld's three adult children, are glitchy. The ship feels like a crypt, and the isolation gets to Halley almost immediately. She starts to see figures crawling in the hallways, and there's a constant scraping, slithering, and rattling echoing in the vents.It's not long before Halley realizes she may have gotten herself trapped in an even more dangerous situation than the one she was running from....Also by S.A. Barnes:Dead SilenceGhost Station

Desperation for eternal life can lead to a fate worse than death...Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most fortunate citizens from more than a century ago…The cryo program, created by trillionaire tech genius Zale Winfeld, is long defunct, and the AI hologram 'hosts', ghoulishly created in the likeness of Winfeld’s three adult children, are glitchy. The ship feels like a crypt, and the isolation gets to Halley almost immediately. She starts to see figures crawling in the hallways, and there’s a constant scraping, slithering, and rattling echoing in the vents.It’s not long before Halley realises she may have gotten herself trapped in an even more dangerous situation than the one she was running from….

An abandoned planet. A hidden past. A deadly danger.Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of Eckhart-Reiser syndrome (ERS)-the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. It's personal to her, and when she's assigned to a small exploration crew who recently suffered the tragic death of a colleague, she wants to help. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that the crew is hiding something.And Ophelia's crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizers' 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 even 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 members aren't the only ones keeping secrets.

⭐ THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ⭐Life is a battlefield. Death is just a girl.''Paranormal lovers rejoice, your new obsession has arrived!'' HANNAH WHITTENJocasta has built a normal life at Beecher University - well, as normal it can be when you''re the only child of Death.No one close to her knows the truth about who - or what - she is. Or that she must feed to survive, and she feeds on them - their disappointments, failures, and quiet regrets. It''s not a perfect system, but it works . . . for now.Jo has finally found a place she finally belongs - and she''s almost forgotten the one person she should never have wanted. But as a series of strange attacks start to ripple through campus, a mysterious newcomer - a descendant of Lust - arrives with a message that changes everything: Death has chosen Jo as his heir.Now she''s both a powerful ally and a massive threat, and every relationship she''s built is now a weakness.But Beecher University is the one place that has ever felt like home, and Jo will do anything to protect it. Even if the closer she gets to her power, the less she recognises herself . . .⭐ Ancient powers in the modern world⭐ A mystery that won''t stay buried⭐ A small town university community full of hidden secrets⭐ A morally grey heroine⭐ Dangerous, tangled attraction⭐ Power that comes at a costBuffy the Vampire Slayer meets Autumn Woods'' Nightshade in this darkly witty urban fantasy, blending paranormal intrigue, tangled attraction, and a deadly mystery, perfect for fans of Ninth House and the Kate Daniels novels._________________________________''A spicier, modern take on the old school urban fantasies'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''It gave me big Buffy the Vampire Slayer vibes'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''A very addictive read'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''Full of tension, dread, and spice, Death''s Daughter is the urban fantasy resurrected!'' TANYA PELL''A deliciously seductive and sinister read'' NADIA EL-FASSI''A fun, sexy fantasy . . . fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will eat this up'' CHRISTINA HENRY''Witty, scorching, and action-packed'' MELISSA LANDERSNo. 3 Sunday Times Bestseller (17th May 2026)

DELUXE EDITION-a beautiful hardcover featuring sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and designed endpapers."Action-packed and scorching, Death's Daughter is a rollicking good time from start to finish. Paranormal lovers rejoice, your new obsession has arrived!"-Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove KingThe steamy mythology of Neon Gods meets the dark academia of Ninth House in this contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author S.A. Barnes.After a lifetime of chaos, Jocasta has finally found her home with good friends, great classes, even a messy situationship with her former TA-a normal life.Well, as normal a life as the only child of Death can have.She's always refused to embrace her father's legacy. Instead of taking lives, she feeds on her classmates' disappointments, failures, and rejections. Finals week has her feasting, and all is good.Until Death ruins her life. Again.Without warning, Death names Jocasta as his sole successor, making her a powerful ally... and a massive target. Devon, a descendant of Lust, claims to want to help her-for a price.Jo will do anything to protect the people she loves and the life she's worked so hard for.Even if it means becoming a monster.

A Best Book of 2022 by the New York Public Library • One of the Best SFF Books of 2022 (Gizmodo) • One of the Best SF Mysteries of 2022 (CrimeReads) • A GoodReads Choice Award finalist for Best Science Fiction!Titanic meets Event Horizon in this SF horror novel 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 shocking: the Aurora, a famous luxury spaceliner 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 on to her sanity and find out what really happened on the Aurora before she and her crew meet the same ghastly fate."Truly un-put-downable in its purest sense.” Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent DelightsAlso by S.A. Barnes:Ghost StationCold EternityAt the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"The audiobook read by Lauren Ezzo makes for compulsive, edge-of-seat listening." - Buzzfeed"Ezzo''s dark tone and emotional connection terrify and comfort listeners in equal measure. Not for the faint of heart."-AudioFile MagazineTitanic meets The Shining in S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, a SF horror novel 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 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.A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire

“Relentlessly creepy and fantastically atmospheric...Ghost Station is space horror at its best.”—The New York TimesA 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.An abandoned planet. A hidden past. A deadly danger.Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of Eckhart-Reiser syndrome (ERS)—the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. It’s personal to her, and when she’s assigned to a small exploration crew who recently suffered the tragic death of a colleague, she wants to help. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that the crew is hiding something. And Ophelia’s crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizers’ 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 even 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 members aren’t the only ones keeping secrets.Also by S.A. Barnes:Dead SilenceCold EternityAt the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"You''ll want to read this one with the lights on."—Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling authorCold Eternity is the instant USA Today bestselling space horror from S.A. Barnes perfect for fans of Severance, where desperation for eternal life leads to a fate worse than death...Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most fortunate citizens from more than a century ago…The cryo program, created by trillionaire tech genius Zale Winfeld, is long defunct, and the AI hologram "hosts," ghoulishly created in the likeness of Winfeld’s three adult children, are glitchy. The ship feels like a crypt, and the isolation gets to Halley almost immediately. She starts to see figures crawling in the hallways, and there’s a constant scraping, slithering, and rattling echoing in the vents.It’s not long before Halley realizes she may have gotten herself trapped in an even more dangerous situation than the one she was running from….Also by S.A. Barnes:Dead SilenceGhost StationAt the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.