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Dark Matter

  • 2010 first published
  • 243 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (9 ratings)
  • 3 editions

Dark Matter is a 2010 ghost story and horror novel by Michelle Paver. Readers will find themes of discovery and exploration, British, discoveries in geography and Ghost.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 60 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 243 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Dark Matter

'What is it? What does it want? Why is it angry with me?' January 1937 Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. So when he's offered the chance to be the wireless operator on an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Spirits are high as the ship leaves Norway: five men and eight huskies, crossing the Barents Sea by the light of the midnight sun. At last they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year. Gruhuken. 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.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Discovery and exploration
  • British
  • Discoveries in geography
  • Ghost
  • Arctic regions
  • Horror

Quick answers

Who wrote Dark Matter?

Dark Matter was written by Michelle Paver and first published in 2010.

What genre is Dark Matter?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.

How long is Dark Matter?

The median edition has 243 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Dark Matter?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Willows, The Power of Darkness and Home Before Dark.

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