Dead Silence is a 2022 science fiction horror novel by American author Stacey Kade, writing under the pen name of S. A. Barnes.

The novel follows Claire, a team leader who worked aboard a Verux repair ship servicing communication beacons in the outermost regions of explored space alongside her crewmates Voller, Kane, Lourdes, and Nysus.

Her last memories were of her and her crew discovering the Aurora, a luxury cruise spaceship that had gone missing twenty years previously, during its maiden voyage.

Once aboard, Claire discovers that Kane is still alive, as he had sequestered himself in a makeshift padded room that he claims dampens vibrations he says causes hallucinations.

To accomplish this the crew member was given a vibration device intended to merely cause headaches and mild distress, however these effects were dramatically amplified by the new alloys used to build the ship.

With no easy path to escape, Claire decides to further amplify the device's abilities by removing the sound dampeners, expecting that this would allow them to sneak aboard Max's ship.

They manage to gain the full salvage pay for the Aurora from Verux, as part of a PR move to improve their now damaged image.

Inspirations for the book came from the Alien franchise and the films Ghost Ship and Event Horizon, as well as the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

"[3] Kade had to restart the novel "about six or seven different times to find the right way in" and that "for me, trial and error plays a large role in writing, especially at the beginning of a book."

"[13] Cemetery Dance also posted a review, stating that it was "A genre mash-up that easily captivates its audience but struggles to utilize that up-front investment to maintain interest.