Dark Matter the gripping ghost story from the author of WAKENHYRST
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Born in Malawi to a Belgian mother and a father who ran the tiny 'NYASALAND TIMES', Michelle Paver moved to the UK when she was three. She was brought up in Wimbledon and, following a Biochemistry Degree from Oxford, she became a partner in a big City law firm. She gave up the City to follow her long-held dream of becoming a writer. She is the author of the brilliantly successful children's series, THE CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS. DARK MATTER is her first adult ghost story. It arises from her lifelong love of the Arctic, which has taken her to northern Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia and Spitsbergen.<i>Dark Matter</i> is a spellbinding read - the kind of subtly unsettling, understated ghost story MR James might have written had he visited the Arctic
GUARDIAN
Told in the increasingly fearful words of Jack as he writes in his journal, this is a blood-curdling ghost story, evocative not just of icy northern wastes but of a mind as, trapped, it turns in on itself
DAILY MAIL
Paver has created a tale of terror and beauty and wonder. Mission accomplished: at last, a story that makes you check you've locked all the doors, and leaves you very thankful indeed for the electric light. In a world of CGI-induced chills, a good old-fashioned ghost story can still clutch at the heart
FINANCIAL TIMES
Paver is the mistress of suspense, and the strangeness that humans can suffer from when exposed to the Arctic wilderness is brilliantly exploited in this period piece
THE TIMES
Deeply affecting tale of mental and physical isolation
SUNDAY TIMES
The ultimate test of a good ghost story is, surely, whether you feel panicked reading it in bed at midnight; two-thirds through, I found myself suddenly afraid to look out of the windows, so I'll call it a success
OBSERVER
<i>Dark Matter</i> is terrific....(a) wild beast that grabs you by the neck
THE TIMES
The very best ghost stories usually concern the predicaments of the living rather than the return of the dead. It's a point appreciated by Michelle Paver, whose haunting new novella so cleverly illustrates how it is fear, rather than death, which is the great leveller
THE LADY
Neither (Susan) Hill nor Paver allows any doubt. Their ghosts seem real enough. Paver's is, I think, the more disturbing, her vision of an eternally dark world of snow and fear the more convincing, her pattern of mood and suggestion the more satisfying
GLASGOW SUNDAY HERALD
<i>Dark Matter</i> is brilliant. Imagine Jack London meets Stephen King. The novel virtually defines a new genre: literary creepy. I loved it
- Jeffrey Deaver,
It's an elegantly told tale with a vivid sense of place - and it's deeply scary
- Lesley Glaister,
Disquieting and poIgnant in equal measure, Paver's novel reminds us that fear of the dark is the oldest fear of all. An ideal read for long winter evenings
IRISH EXAMINER
This gripping ghost story has moments of horror and beauty
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
An atmospheric ghost story that would give Susan Hill a run for her money
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
More than just a ghost story, this is an exquisitely told psychological thriller. Unputdownable!
WOMAN'S WEEKLY
Ghost stories don't frighten me much but this one did. Quite a lot, actually ... Chilling in every respect
- Richard Madeley,
Dark Matter builds suspense brilliantly ... As well as a ghost story, it's a great portrayal of Svalbard and the experience of spending a winter in the Arctic
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
Evocative, chilling and superbly unsettling, it is very good indeed.
- Sarah Broadhurst, BOOKSELLER
This gripping ghost story has moments of horror and beauty
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Paver's descriptions of the topography are marvellously vivid and add to the sense of menace that suffuses the story
- Joan Smith, SUNDAY TIMES
An atmospheric ghost story that would give Susan Hill a run for her money
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
A chilling period piece, Dark Matter cunningly illustrates how fear, rather than death, is the great equaliser.
INDEPENDENT
More than just a ghost story, this is an exquisitely told psychological thriller. Unputdownable!
WOMANS WEEKLY
A genuinely terrifying tale ... I cannot recommend this novel enough, especially in these dark nights, you will certainly get more than you bargained for. I did.
SAVIDGE READS Book Blog
Ghost stories don't frighten me much but this one did. Quite a lot, actually ... Chilling in every respect.
- Richard Madeley,
Dark Matter builds suspense brilliantly ... As well as a ghost story, it's a great portrayal of Svalbard and the experience of spending a winter in the Arctic.
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
A genuinely suspenseful and really quite chilling tale
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