All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes is a chilling novel set in the Antarctic during the early 1900s. The story follows a young woman named Jonathan who identifies as male and stows away on an all-male Antarctic expedition led by the legendary explorer James Australis Randall. As disaster strikes, the crew must seek shelter in an abandoned cabin to survive the brutal Antarctic winter. The novel expertly weaves elements of horror, survival, and gender exploration, creating a tense and suspenseful atmosphere as the crew faces both the unforgiving elements of the Antarctic and a paranormal presence that threatens their lives.
The writing style in All the White Spaces is described as vivid and realistic, with well-developed characters and a dark, eerie tone that keeps readers on edge. The plot unfolds with a mix of intimate character moments, scenes of survival, and paranormal encounters, culminating in a gripping narrative that delves into themes of grief, loss, and the struggle for survival in the face of unimaginable horror.
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The book contains high content warnings due to graphic descriptions of trauma, death, illness, and the psychological effects of warfare.
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A Bram Stoker Award nominee
"Some of the best survival horror we've read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart." - Vulture , The Best Horror Novels of 2022
"Epic." - Esquire , The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022
Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Dan Simmons's The Terror and Alma Katsu's The Hunger .
In the wake of the First World War, Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Antarctic expedition, determined to find his rightful place in the world of men. Aboard the expeditionary ship of his hero, the world-famous explorer James "Australis" Randall, Jonathan may live as his true self-and true gender-and have the adventures he has always been denied. But not all is smooth sailing: the war casts its long shadow over them all, and grief, guilt, and mistrust skulk among the explorers.
When disaster strikes in Antarctica's frozen Weddell Sea, the men must take to the land and overwinter somewhere which immediately seems both eerie and wrong; a place not marked on any of their part-drawn maps of the vast white continent. Now completely isolated, Randall's expedition has no ability to contact the outside world. And no one is coming to rescue them.
In the freezing darkness of the Polar night, where the aurora creeps across the sky, something terrible has been waiting to lure them out into its deadly landscape…
As the harsh Antarctic winter descends, this supernatural force will prey on their deepest desires and deepest fears to pick them off one by one. It is up to Jonathan to overcome his own ghosts before he and the expedition are utterly destroyed.
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