Dark Matter
- Author Michelle Paver
- Narrator Jeremy Northam
- Publisher Orion
- Run Time 6 hours and 4 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Horror and supernatural fiction.
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What to expect
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...
Read by Jeremy Northam
(p) 2010 Orion Publishing Group
Critics Review
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Dark Matter 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
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