
Cold Eternity
S.A. Barnes(Author)
Penguin (Transworld) (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 9. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-80499-776-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the Queen of Space Horror comes a terrifying, dread-filled nightmare perfect for fans of Ridley Scott and Andy Weir.
'This slice of space horror will be just the ticket for the Halloween season' New Scientist
'So well done and creepy, with a twist that will shock you!' Hildur Knutsdottir
'The S.A. Barnes Creature Feature we've all been waiting for! Tense, nasty, and melancholic' Caitlin Starling
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Halley Zwick is on the run.
Exposing an interplanetary conspiracy should have brought justice. Instead, it's brought Halley a target on her back. With nowhere left to turn, she boards a relic of the past: Elysian Fields, a drifting crypt in deep space.
Once hailed as humanity's answer to death itself, Elysian Fields was trillionaire Zale Winfield's promise to Earth's elite - cryo-sleep until medicine caught up with mortality. But that future never came, and the barge has floated dark and silent for over a century.
Or so Halley thought.
Shadows fall across corridors. Scratching claws echo in the vents. Something is crawling, slithering, waking. As Halley descends into the heart of the ship, paranoia blurs into terror. The Elysian dead may not be sleeping-and what woke them is hungry.
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Readers love Cold Eternity
'The best Barnes book yet'
'Just the right amount of horror'
'Creepy and atmospheric'
'I was on the edge at all times'
'This slice of space horror will be just the ticket for the Halloween season' New Scientist
'So well done and creepy, with a twist that will shock you!' Hildur Knutsdottir
'The S.A. Barnes Creature Feature we've all been waiting for! Tense, nasty, and melancholic' Caitlin Starling
_________
Halley Zwick is on the run.
Exposing an interplanetary conspiracy should have brought justice. Instead, it's brought Halley a target on her back. With nowhere left to turn, she boards a relic of the past: Elysian Fields, a drifting crypt in deep space.
Once hailed as humanity's answer to death itself, Elysian Fields was trillionaire Zale Winfield's promise to Earth's elite - cryo-sleep until medicine caught up with mortality. But that future never came, and the barge has floated dark and silent for over a century.
Or so Halley thought.
Shadows fall across corridors. Scratching claws echo in the vents. Something is crawling, slithering, waking. As Halley descends into the heart of the ship, paranoia blurs into terror. The Elysian dead may not be sleeping-and what woke them is hungry.
_________
Readers love Cold Eternity
'The best Barnes book yet'
'Just the right amount of horror'
'Creepy and atmospheric'
'I was on the edge at all times'
Reviews / Votes
Cold Eternity cements S.A. Barnes's already impressive reputation as Queen of Space Horror. So engrossing, I read it in one straight sitting. With an intoxicating blend of cosmic, existential indifference and grounded, startlingly visceral body horror, there's plenty to get your teeth into. I just can't wait to see what Barnes does next?she's the real deal. -- Ally Wilkes, author of WHERE THE DEAD WAIT You'll want to read this one with the lights on. Terrifying and lonesome with a heroine who you'll root for, S.A. Barnes has quickly become one of my go-to horror authors! -- Katee Robert Cold Eternity is the S.A. Barnes Creature Feature we've all been waiting for! Tense, nasty, and melancholic. The perfect combination of sleep deprivation and a space station monster! -- Caitlin Starling, author of THE STARVING SAINTS So well done and creepy, with a twist that will shock you! -- Hildur Knutsdottir, author of THE NIGHT GUESTMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80499-776-5 (9781804997765)
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E-Book
09/2025
Transworld Digital
€12.99
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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.
Barnes lives in Illinois with more dogs and books than is advisable and a very patient spouse.