The Night Birds

The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden, set in a deteriorated, half-sunken freighter ship off the coast of Galveston, TX.Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak years ago, they never expected to see each other again.Now, as part of his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book lives aboard the Christabel, a 19th century freighter half-sunken off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, a massive forest of mangrove trees has grown up through the deck of the ship, creating a startlingly beautiful enigma Book calls the Floating Forest. As a powerful storm churns through the Gulf, he intends to sleep on board as usual.

"A tense, chaotic horror novel that moves like a thriller.... Golden combines these elements with emotionally complex background stories and rich lore. This novel juggles a lot, but Golden directs it all with the confidence and flair of a seasoned orchestra conductor to deliver another outstanding read." --New York Times

"Golden showcases his gift for eerie scene setting in this outstanding horror novel... A tense, atmospheric thriller." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Combines the thrill of survival horror, the wince of body horror, and the spine-tingling chill of the occult. Golden's skill is on full display here as he crafts crackling action scenes, a horrifying creature, great dialogue, and an inclusive cast of characters." --Library Journal, starred review
"Drenched with unease from the opening pages... Heartbreakingly beautiful, filled with action, evil, shape-shifting witches, superior world building, and visceral terror, this is a tale where every detail matters... A strong choice for horror or thriller readers." --Booklist, starred review
"Golden's clean narrative keeps the mystery moving right along, with some compelling twists and turns along the way." --Variety
"The Night Birds is an impactful tale of horror... Golden is firing on all cylinders on this one, tapping into a unique mythology for his villains, and a unique setting for the action sequences, delivering some of the best set pieces of his career." --Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
"There's an inky black wellspring of utter darkness rooted at the center of Christopher Golden's remarkably skin-crawling novel, The Night Birds--a horrible blight that leaches into and pollutes the haunted heart of each character confined within pages soaked with the aching torment of despair. Atmospheric, deeply unsettling, and irresistibly captivating, The Night Birds is a masterful and unforgettable, tautly written supernatural thriller from a literary titan." --Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
"Consider Christopher Golden our unholy Noah and The Night Birds is his dark ark, carrying nothing but nightmares. The derelict ship at the heart of this unnerving novel may be shipwrecked, but the Christabel has set its course across my dreams night after night ever since I finished reading it. A true voyage into dread." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes