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Dead Voices

Dead Voices

Children's BooksHorror
Pages
256
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

After surviving scarecrows and the malevolent smiling man, newly minted best friends Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready for a relaxing winter break skiing at Mount Hemlock Resort. But a snowstorm traps them, and odd things begin to happen: Coco sees a ghost, and Ollie has nightmares of frostbitten girls. When a mysterious ghost hunter arrives, Ollie's watch, which once saved them, warns them to BEWARE. The friends must decide if the dead voices at Mount Hemlock need their help, or if some ghosts are better left undisturbed.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

Adventurous
SurvivalChosen OneMystery Box

Genres

Children's Books Horror Mystery

About the author

K
Katherine Arden

Katherine Arden Burdine (born 1987 in Austin, Texas) is an American novelist. She is best known for the Winternight trilogy, fantasy novels set in medieval Russia that began with The Bear and the Nightingale and drew Hugo and Locus nominations, and for the Small Spaces series of middle-grade horror novels, whose first book won the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award in 2020. She studied French and Russian literature at Middlebury College, spent a year living in Moscow, later worked in Hawaii and taug...

Characters

OllieProtagonist
Ms. CocoProtagonist
BrianProtagonist
The Smiling ManAntagonist
Mr. VolandSupporting
All characters in Dead Voices

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Dead Voices a standalone story?

    Dead Voices is the second book in the Small Spaces series, continuing the adventures of Ollie, Coco, and Brian. While it builds on their previous experiences, the core mystery and setting are self-contained within this volume.

  • How does Dead Voices connect to Katherine Arden's other work?

    Dead Voices is part of Katherine Arden's middle grade series, which is distinct in tone and audience from her adult historical fantasy novels like The Bear and the Nightingale. It shares her characteristic blend of folklore and atmospheric storytelling but is aimed at a younger readership.