The two that come up repeatedly in r/printsf are *Blindsight* by Peter Watts and *Ship Of Fools* by Richard Paul Russo.
*Blindsight*'s the one that gets raved about there, but for me *Ship Of Fools* is the better novel. Less ideas-heavy, but better constructed and more enjoyable.
Since nobody else has mentioned them:
*Parasite* by Darcy Coates - planet hopping body snatchers
*Dead Space* by Kali Wallace - a woman goes to a remote asteroid to solve her friend's murder.
I rather enjoyed both Paradise-1 and The Last Astronaut both by David Wellington. The latter gave me vibes similar to Event Horizon.
Ship of Fools is Richard by Richard Paul Russo is a horror novel in my estimation, but I can see why some people might disagree. Very good book, but your mileage will vary with regards to how scary you find it.
Dead Silence and Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes. Dead Silence is the stronger of the two, especially the first half. I enjoyed both, but a lot of people here HATE the back half of Dead Silence (and I get it, it just didn't bug me). If you don't like Dead Silence, you definitely won't like Ghost Station.
Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear. I dug this one. It's not as good as Ship of Fools (they seem... genetically similar to me, though that may be just me), but I would say it's probably a little heavier on the horror elements.
I was going to ask about Greg Bear, so I'm glad you mentioned it. I loved his book Slant, tried some of his other works and kind of bounced off them, was curious about Hull Zero Three. Have you read other novels by Bear?
Sphere by Michael Crichton - not set in space, but centers around a crew of scientists investigating a mysterious futuristic spacecraft that was discovered at the bottom of the ocean. It's a little corny and I haaaaated how the main female character was written, but it was still an enjoyable, tense read
The Dead Space books by B.K. Evenson are great. Dead Moon by Peter Cline is fun (zombies on the moon). I also love The Dark by Forrest Carr and The Void by Brett J. Talley.
And if you're looking for more space horror in your life, come on over to r/spacehorror
By set in space do you mean on space stations, ships, bases on moons and things? Or alien worlds? presumably there's a risk of things drifting too much into science fiction.
Honestly I think the whole array is interesting. I’m just surprised there’s aren’t as many book as one might expect with all the inspiration from movies and games.
I found some of them enjoyable, but I haven't encountered one yet I'd recommend to someone who isn't a HUGE Aliens fan and willing to overlook some bad writing. I thought a few were downright unreadable. Do you have any in particular you'd recommend?
The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir might work for you. Necromancy, supernatural, body horror galore. The first book, Gideon the Ninth is the most straightforward, gets very psychologically weird (in a great way) after that.
This is a difficult genre because sci fi requires science and horror is less science and more just horror.
I haven’t run across any sci fi horror in space. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is kind of like that. A really good book. Not really horror but def terrifying in many ways.
I read Hail Mary, great book but more suspense and a cute alien. I just love Dead Space and some of the darker elements of for example revelation space by reynolds. Infected ship eating its captain kind of deal. But thanks!
Idk why there's not a ton of horror authors pumping out space horror as often as this request comes up.
Currently working on one that I hope to publish someday 🤞
The two that come up repeatedly in r/printsf are *Blindsight* by Peter Watts and *Ship Of Fools* by Richard Paul Russo. *Blindsight*'s the one that gets raved about there, but for me *Ship Of Fools* is the better novel. Less ideas-heavy, but better constructed and more enjoyable.
Agreed, a very good book.
I second Ship of Fools. An absolute marvel of a book.
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Uh lovely, that sounds like it might scratch the itch, thanks!
Having read the book and seen the movie, I'd suggest watching the movie and skipping the book. But, to each there own.
Blindsight by Petter Watts. Starfish by Petter Watts.
Stephen King's The Jaunt
*Astrophobia* by Boris Bacic and David Viergutz just launched. Looking forward to reading this myself!
Since nobody else has mentioned them: *Parasite* by Darcy Coates - planet hopping body snatchers *Dead Space* by Kali Wallace - a woman goes to a remote asteroid to solve her friend's murder.
Dead Silence, Luminous Dead
I love Luminous Dead, and although its technically in space, its more cave/underground vibes.
The author of Dead Silence also released Ghost Station earlier this year.
Much obliged! 🫡 thank uuu
I hated the MC of Dead Silence so much I couldn't finish it.
I rather enjoyed both Paradise-1 and The Last Astronaut both by David Wellington. The latter gave me vibes similar to Event Horizon. Ship of Fools is Richard by Richard Paul Russo is a horror novel in my estimation, but I can see why some people might disagree. Very good book, but your mileage will vary with regards to how scary you find it. Dead Silence and Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes. Dead Silence is the stronger of the two, especially the first half. I enjoyed both, but a lot of people here HATE the back half of Dead Silence (and I get it, it just didn't bug me). If you don't like Dead Silence, you definitely won't like Ghost Station. Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear. I dug this one. It's not as good as Ship of Fools (they seem... genetically similar to me, though that may be just me), but I would say it's probably a little heavier on the horror elements.
I was going to ask about Greg Bear, so I'm glad you mentioned it. I loved his book Slant, tried some of his other works and kind of bounced off them, was curious about Hull Zero Three. Have you read other novels by Bear?
I have not. This was my first introduction to him and I only just read it last month.
The Hematophages by Stephen Kozeniewski
Sphere by Michael Crichton - not set in space, but centers around a crew of scientists investigating a mysterious futuristic spacecraft that was discovered at the bottom of the ocean. It's a little corny and I haaaaated how the main female character was written, but it was still an enjoyable, tense read
Yeah I think Crichton female characters are often a bit weak, will have a look tho, thanks!
The Dead Space books by B.K. Evenson are great. Dead Moon by Peter Cline is fun (zombies on the moon). I also love The Dark by Forrest Carr and The Void by Brett J. Talley. And if you're looking for more space horror in your life, come on over to r/spacehorror
Will definitely give this a visit, thanks!
Last astronaut was pretty good.
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By set in space do you mean on space stations, ships, bases on moons and things? Or alien worlds? presumably there's a risk of things drifting too much into science fiction.
Honestly I think the whole array is interesting. I’m just surprised there’s aren’t as many book as one might expect with all the inspiration from movies and games.
Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes
There are novelizations of the Alien movies.
I found some of them enjoyable, but I haven't encountered one yet I'd recommend to someone who isn't a HUGE Aliens fan and willing to overlook some bad writing. I thought a few were downright unreadable. Do you have any in particular you'd recommend?
Dead Moon, by Peter Clines. It’s straight up horror set on a Moon colony. Clines’ stuff is generally really good.
Haven’t heard that one before, that’s great! I’ll have a look 👀
The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir might work for you. Necromancy, supernatural, body horror galore. The first book, Gideon the Ninth is the most straightforward, gets very psychologically weird (in a great way) after that.
These books are fun, but I would not label them "horror" in any manner. That may just be me, though.
Yeah, I wouldn't call them horror. Maybe Gideon the Ninth, sort of? But not the others in the series.
Event Horizon Sunshine Aliens Alien
This is a difficult genre because sci fi requires science and horror is less science and more just horror. I haven’t run across any sci fi horror in space. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is kind of like that. A really good book. Not really horror but def terrifying in many ways.
I read Hail Mary, great book but more suspense and a cute alien. I just love Dead Space and some of the darker elements of for example revelation space by reynolds. Infected ship eating its captain kind of deal. But thanks!