Science fiction, meshed with horror, is one of my favorite genres of books/ movies. I loved S.A. Barnes first book, Dead Silence and her third book, Cold Eternity is really good as well.
The protagonist is someone who is running from her past and people who are after her, related to events in the recent past. She finds a job on a deserted ship, which is only occupied by frozen dead bodies, and she feels that the ship is suitable to remain hidden for a short duration, while she sorts things out and plans her getaway.
The atmosphere gets really creepy and foreboding as soon as she enters the ship. It is all very mysterious and I was thinking of a dozen scenarios that the story could go towards, however where it went was quite unexpected, and unpredictable.
I read it all within a few days as I couldn’t wait to find out what was actually going on. The eerie descriptions of the ship and the strange happenings on board, were written in such a great way that they definitely sent a shiver down my spine.
I could only think about how brave the protagonist was as I would have run away on the first day there.
I found that the main character was very well fleshed out with a detailed backstory, just like the main character in Dead Silence. This is one aspect which I appreciate as it gives the readers more information in order to empathize with the character better and to really get the feel for what they are going through. And it also makes us aware of things that make the character take such risks.
I really enjoyed this book and it’s perfect for fans of science fiction, mystery & horror books. I would definitely recommend it.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a chance to review this awesome and terrifying story!

_Cold Eternity_ by S.A. Barnes is a creepy and unputdownable science fiction horror read with world-building. Halley is in hiding due to her former job in politics when she accepts an isolated position on Elysian Fields, an old ship carrying cryogenically frozen bodies. Her job is to push a button every three hours and to make rounds to ensure everything is in working order, but soon she realizes there may be more than just frozen cargo onboard. A very creepy read for fans of Barnes and space horror.

This was a DNF for me. The character development was good. The writing, as always from S.A. Barnes, was excellent. But at some point, I realized I didn't care about the main character. Which makes is really hard to keep reading.

I have read Ghost Station by S. A. Barnes and this one lived up to the hype and expectations I had from reading their previous work. Halley is trying to hide out from a scandal on a space barge that is holding cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most wealthy citizens. But it seems that, while everyone in the barge should be frozen, there are other beings on the barge. First, I love the trapped feeling of being in space in a container and having nowhere to go. Also, this book was very atmospheric being in space and wondering what is happening. It was scary, and I love the way Barnes keeps throwing "problems" in the mix. This is definitely a must read for anyone whole loves space horror.

I love starting off the year right with a 5-star book.  S.A. Barnes’ new space horror novel, Cold Eternity, is her creepiest and best novel yet.

The protagonist is a somewhat naive government official on the run, trying to build a new life for herself while hiding from her former employers. She takes a secret job on an old ship to earn money…and has been warned that previous caretakers have lost their minds and seen spooky things.  Very The Shining in space.

I love how each of Barnes’ books has a basic “Flawed female protagonist takes a kind of suspicious job in a remote area of space, and shit gets weird” premise…but the shit getting weird is so different and unexpected each time.

Cold Eternity embraces Alien-style anti-corruption and anti-capitalist themes, which I always love in a sci-fi horror.  It also brings in some weird mythological aspects that I loved. It’s Barnes’ most complex novel, with her most interesting protagonist.

I’m also scared of any sound in my walls now, so thanks for that.

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor Nightfire for my review copy.

This was fine! It was interesting and suspenseful and well crafted, but doesn’t move past being entertainment to doing something memorable.

Junior political staffer Halley is trying to lay low after a major scandal that could place her in danger. Although skeptical, she accepts a not entirely legal job as a caretaker on the spaceship Elysium Fields, a storage facility for the cryogenically frozen elite from several centuries ago. The ship has faded from most people's memories, making it a perfect place to hide out for a while. But Halley soon finds that a ship full of frozen not-quite-dead people is incredibly creepy. And the isolation and creepy atmosphere must be what are responsible for her thinking she's hearing sounds in the walls, because there's nothing else living on this ship...right?

This book was appropriately creepy--the author does a fantastic job of building the setting/atmosphere and keep you off balance and unsure how much of Halley's perceptions you can trust. I felt like the first 2/3 of the book was extremely slow, though, to the point where I almost didn't keep reading. It was almost too much setup and atmosphere building and not much actually happened. Additionally, we hear about parts of Halley's backstory intermittently but that info is dropped in somewhat awkwardly, taking you out of the main flow of the story. All that being said, the action in the last 1/3 of the book really picked up and that part flew by, which (mostly) made up for the somewhat lackluster beginning.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Space horror is one of my favorite genres. Unfortunately, Cold Eternity doesn't deliver. I really liked S.A.Barnes first book, Dead Silence. The next book, Ghost Station, was a miss. I might be an outlier as others have rated this 4 or 5 stars. The slow pace, the odd flashbacks, and the main character's back story take me out story every time it gets going. Barnes is really good at delivering a creepy atmosphere. I have to admit, the premise of the main character being alone on a ship full of frozen bodies is suspenseful and eerie at times. It's too bad the main character's decisions and justification for what she is witnessing ruin the atmosphere.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for the digital arc in return for my honest opinion.

Cold Eternity is the 2nd book I've read from S.A. Barnes and it did not hold my interest as much as her first novel did. I felt like Katerina aka "Halley's" backstory was overly complicated and did not really have much to do with the main storyline other than "Halley" was trying to hide from the people looking for her. I think that the setting on the Elysian Fields ship was intriguing and the hologram characters were an original addition to the story, but overall it just fell a little flat to me.

Nobody writes an unreliable narrator like Stacy Barnes! Cold Eternity takes a little more specualitve\supernature twist than her previous books, and I am here for it. If Dead Silence made me afraid to look under my bed, Cold Eternity made me terriefied of stairwells. Barnes writes very thoughful space horror- it's not just here to scare us, each book also has a very present message about greed, economic status, and how (even where there are other forces at play), oftentimes the real horror is humans. This would be the perfect pick for a horror book club.

The third work of space horror by S A Barnes, Cold Eternity finds 'Halley,' a young idealist in disgrace for sticking to her morals fighting sleep deprivation on a giant space barge full of cryogenically frozen bodies in the hopes of earning enough money to start a new life.

Like the prior to books Dead Silence and Ghost Stations day jobs in space are lonely and psychologically taxing. The space ship Elysian Fields has been cruising the space lanes for decades, the brain child of the rich tech genius Zale Winfeld. He feared death and used his wealth to fund the refurbishment of a hospital ship to create a cryo based platform for the wealthy to be suspended, so when they woke they could be cured. To keep funding coming in, the ship became a tourist attraction where visitors could visit rooms of the notable and rich and talk with Winfeld's children through AI holograms.

Hard times have arrived for the Elysian Fields, it is forever on the verge of failure and Karl, its caretaker needs another set of hands to make sure none of the guests accommodations fail and that every three hours a button is pushed to send a signal to the board of directors.

Without any other options, Halley comes aboard already beaten down and struggling mentally, and is plunged into the lonely corridors with only frozen bodies and AI projections for company. At first thinking only the sleep deprivation is getting to her, Halley begins to fear its not just her mind playing tricks on her, but that there is something lurking inside the walls of the ship, something far older than should have survived.

Like their other books S A Barnes Cold Eternity has a slow dreadful crawl of the uncanny before a grand action packed conclusion. Halley grates for much of the first third of the book with their woe is me down and out narrative, but redeems themself before the end.

Recommended for readers of science fiction horror, coming of age redemption tales or a satisfactory story that ties up all its tangents.

Thanks to Tor Nightfire for gifting me an ARC!

S. A. Barnes can do no wrong in my mind... I have loved all of her books, and will buy whatever sci-fi she puts on shelves. This book had a little bit of everything I love: things going wrong in space, "abandoned" stations, people in hiding, creatures/aliens, cults(???), and a little homage to Five Nights at Freddy's/Chuck E. Cheese. (It's creepy, it's always been creepy, and I'm glad more horror about animatronics are coming out...or in this case, holographs!) This felt so tense at times, I had to take breaks. While I did guess the twist ahead of time, it still felt so creepy learning it along the way. Bravo! Already ready for the next adventure...

I have been a fan of SA Barnes from the moment I got my preorder for Dead Silence in my hands and read it in two sittings.. While it is hard to compete with such a striking debut, Barnes is in top form with Cold Eternity. This title is action packed, fast paced, and skews gorier than her other two titles. Cold Eternity is an interstellar Gothic horror romp that gives a touch of haunted house, dose of body horror, and centuries old mystery.

Our protagonist is fleeing her past and hoping that isolation on a ship that is the embodiment of an ill faded, attempt and immortality. What could go wrong? Oh yeah, did I mention that our protagonist is seeing strange things on the security cameras that may or may not be real? This title immediately became my second favorite SA Barnes. Truly unique from her other two books as she explored new territory in the sci-fi horror genre.

Cold Eternity is an exciting space horror novel from S.A. Barnes. I suggest checking out her previous sci-fi books as well. Loved the mystery aspect about what was really going on in the ship as opposed to a straight up monster attack story. I don't want to give away spoilers, so I'll leave it at that.

I'm a library associate and received an advance copy from #NetGalley.

One of the standout aspects of "Cold Eternity" is its expertly crafted atmosphere. Barnes' vivid descriptions of the isolated and frozen landscape are chillingly evocative, making it easy to become fully immersed in the world of the story. The pacing is deliberate and measured, adding to the overall sense of tension and unease.

Atmospheric, creepy, eerie, chilling, and horrific! S.A. Barnes is queen of space-fantasy-spaceship books! I can always count on her to bring the thrills, the chills, and to provide the hairs standing up on the back of my neck feeling that I love. This book is oozing with unease and dread. Cold Eternity gave me the heebie jeebies. Can you imagine being on a spaceship, cut off from others, having to hit a button every three hours, and hearing strange small noises? S.A. Barnes brilliantly nailed the eeriness and loneliness of space, coupled with sleep deprivation, tension, and dread.

Halley has accepted a job on the Elysian Fields, a spaceship carrying the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth's wealthiest and elite citizens. There she will do rounds and push a button every 3 hours in exchange for room and board and a small salary. She is happy to have the job as she is running from a political scandal.

Things take a turn when she thinks she saw something. But she is sleep deprived, and who hasn't seen something out of the corner of their eye to only have it be something else. Karl, the mechanic and man who hired her, says it was nothing, just a computer glitch...

This book played out like a movie in my mind. I loved the atmosphere, the trapped feeling, the unease, and the dread. I also loved the creepiness of Halley being on board a ship full of cryogenically frozen bodies. Creepy! The eerie vibe mixed with the mounting dread and tension had me feeling tense and on the edge of my seat. I had no idea where this book was heading or what was going to happen as Halley walked around making her rounds.

This book is a little bit of a slow burn but I did not mind it one bit as I knew that Barnes was building tension and dread while enabling readers to get to know more about Halley and the Elysian Fields ship. This book becomes more and more terrifying as the book progresses.

If you have not read a book by S.A. Barnes before this is a great book to start with. My favorite book of hers is Dead Silence.

Chilling well thought out, horrific, and atmospheric!

This was SUCH a wild ride! I loved the concept of living forever and how that intertwined with an alien. The kids having a continued 'conscious' even though their bodies have been dead for YEARS was such a unique twist. Everything about this book was so interesting and insane, and I loved every moment of it!

So many levels of horror for this one. Awesome.
The main character is a young woman with her own baggage and righteous values. She needs to hide but picks the worst job possible. She has to activate a button every 3 hours nonstop stop, which leaves her sleep deprived and susceptible to all sorts of mental disturbings, but what she is seeing and experiencing is far from being in her head. There are many layers of tension and story: the people in cryo, her past, her relationship with her narcissistic parents, her need to survive, the creepy AI and her need to inderstand what is really happening in that "museum" unveiling a terrible secret.
The book kept me on edge until the end with vivid horrifying imagery of a terrible thing that is living in the same ship as her. 

It's also one that can be reread, once we know what she is facing the thrill of her survival can be experienced more than once (not like some thrillers we can only experience once).


Thank you netgalley and pub for approving this one on my birthday. Best gift ever.

such a good book!!!! It is so creepy and scary . the horror is felt while reading, it is scary to be so alone like the main character, and it actually horrifying that something like this could actually happen in real life i the semi-near future. It is so crazy


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

I liked the storyline and found some moments to be truly horrifying but I couldn't stand the main character. When I found out she was supposed to be 26 I was shocked because in my head she was a much younger character. This one was a miss for me.