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The Season of Passage

The Season of Passage

Cosmic HorrorHorror
Pages
438
Published
1992
Language
English

Synopsis

Dr. Lauren Wagner is part of a high-stakes mission to Mars, but she is haunted by strange voices and the unexplained disappearance of the previous Russian expedition. As her crew explores the red planet, they discover that the earlier explorers might not be gone, but changed into something terrifying. Lauren must face an ancient, blood-hungry secret that threatens both her sanity and the future of the human race.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousAtmospheric
First ContactSurvivalMystery Box

Genres

Cosmic Horror Horror Psychological Horror Science Fiction Space Opera Body Horror Psychological Thriller

About the author

C
Christopher Pike

Christopher Pike pseudonym of American author Kevin Christopher McFadden. McFadden began writing mystery and science fiction novels after leaving college, but he was unable to publish them. When an editor at Avon Books suggested that he write a teen thriller, he wrote Slumber Party, which was published in 1985 and went on to a bestseller. In addition to dozens of teen thrillers, he has written books for children and for adult audiences.

Characters

Lauren WagnerProtagonist
All characters in The Season of Passage