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The Quiet Hunger
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher Price: $9.99
Publisher: Silas Black
Published: Feb 26 2026
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a world where silence has become humanity's last defense, survival is no longer about outrunning the dead-it is about resisting what they offer.
When society collapses under the spread of a terrifying new phenomenon, Elias Rook and a small band of survivors barricade themselves inside an abandoned courthouse, clinging to fragile rules meant to keep them alive: never answer a knock after dark, never repeat a name, and above all, stay quiet. Outside, the infected-known only as the Unfinished-are changing. They do not rage or hunt blindly. They wait. They watch. They learn.
As Elias uncovers the horrifying truth behind Project REMEMBER, a failed government experiment designed to erase trauma by sharing memory across human minds, he discovers that the Unfinished are not monsters in the traditional sense. They are the remnants of people absorbed into a vast resonance network that feeds on pain, grief, and emotional surrender. Their hunger is not for flesh-but for relief.
As the line between humanity and surrender begins to blur, survivors must confront an unbearable question: if becoming one of the Unfinished means the end of suffering, is resistance still worth the cost?
Dark, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling, The Quiet Hunger is a slow-burning post-apocalyptic psychological horror novel about memory, identity, and the terrifying seduction of letting go.
Perfect for fans of:
- Psychological horror
- Post-apocalyptic suspense
- Intelligent infected / evolved zombie fiction
- Slow-burn dystopian thrillers
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