Dark Matter
The bestselling Richard & Judy book club pick
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4.2 • 114 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.
January 1937. Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. So when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Spirits are high as the ship leaves Norway: five men and eight huskies, crossing the Barents Sea by the light of the midnight sun. At last they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year. Gruhuken.
But the Arctic summer is brief. As night returns to claim the land, Jack feels a creeping unease. One by one, his companions are forced to leave. He faces a stark choice. Stay or go. Soon he will see the last of the sun, as the polar night engulfs the camp in months of darkness. Soon he will reach the point of no return - when the sea will freeze, making escape impossible.
And Gruhuken is not uninhabited. Jack is not alone. Something walks there in the dark...
Customer Reviews
Interesting but not terrifying!
I like horror stories and was intrigued as this story was labelled a terrifying read. This kept me intrigued throughout and the tale was good. Maybe should have tried to put myself more in Jacks shoes to experience the terror more. Maybe my imagination is not that great. That said, this was an easy read and the story kept me hooked, even if the scare factor wasn’t there for me.
Dark Matter
A really good story what a
Page turner !
Terrible
This is actually the worst book I have ever read the story line is complete dog and the characters can kill them selves