Requiem

Ava must fight an entity locked in on taking out the crew of the Eden, a moon-sized cemetery in space, as it brings back the souls of the dead buried aboard. Called forth by a Requiem, the entity illuminates their darkest secrets, driving them mad. Ava fights her grief and must rise up before they’re lost and the entity reaches Earth.

"Imagine a huge cemetery floating in space and you have Requiem, an intensely creepy horror story that also asks the big questions: Are we wrong about the nature of reality? What does it mean to be human? Warning: Be prepared to feel like someone is walking on your grave."

"Possessing a firm grasp of tradition but with his vision clearly focused on the future, John Palisano is exactly the type of writer horror needs right now: bold, brave, imaginative and unflinching."

“Palisano takes the ''haunted house in space'' trope and twists it into something completely fresh and totally unhinged. Requiem takes the most terrifyingly hallucinogenic moments of Event Horizon and combines them deftly, and powerfully, with the most human and heartfelt themes of Contact to create a new vision of extraterrestrial visitation, formulating a new take on one of the all-time great taglines: In space, no one can hear you scream… but you.”

"Palisano invites us into the vista of infinite space, teetering on oblivion. While technology welcomes us, something within us always grinds for awakening, and by delving into death, we will find it. A technological allegory for our time."

"Smart, trippy, fast-paced and packed with dread, John Palisano''s Requiem is a superb horror/sci-fi hybrid that will rattle your synapses and jangle your nerves."

"A good representation of the space horror idea and is accessible and readable." "a powerful, philosophical look at death"

“A meditative portrait of humanity’s place in the universe, John Palisano’s latest is a haunting and addictive addition to an already impressive body of work. For all its dealings with the speculative, Requiem is ultimately concerned with connections and relationships, turning our heads toward the skies—and that which is still beyond our understanding—in order to better understand ourselves.”

"Palisano’s evocative prose makes the setting both eerie and enthralling."

"John Palisano’s novel is a chilly delight. [...] I found myself feeling that sense of isolation when the first moments of peril began – Palisano has a trippy imagination and it’s employed within the novel’s first fifty pages. Requiem does feel like familiar territory, but the moving around Eden, even when it feels like it could be your last, is gloriously smooth and cold in one. It’s said that in space, no one can hear you scream – but what you hear within your own head may be more detrimental."

"Continually claustrophobic and deftly allows many twists to sneak up on you" 

Ava must fight an entity locked in on taking out the crew of the Eden, a moon-sized cemetery in space, as it brings back the souls of the dead buried aboard. One such soul is Ava’s lost love, Roland.

The spirits of the interred on the Eden haunt those aboard, including a visiting musician is tasked with writing a new song for the dead. Her Requiem calls a cosmic entity that illuminates their darkest fears and secrets. One by one, they’re driven mad. Ava fights her grief and must rise up before they’re lost and the entity reaches Earth.

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• | Author: John Palisano
• | Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 27, 2025
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781787589544
• | ISBN-10: 1787589544