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Katherine Silva

Goodreads Author

Born

in Union, Maine, The United States

Website

http://www.katherinesilvaauthor.com

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Influences

Michael Crichton, Anthony Bourdain, Arthur Conan Doyle, Shirley Jackso ...more

Member Since

September 2011

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Katherine Silva is an ace Maine horror author, a connoisseur of coffee, and victim of cat shenanigans. Her favorite flavors of the genre mix grief and existentialism which she combines with her love of the New England wilderness in her works. She is a three-time Maine Literary Award finalist for speculative fiction. Katherine is also editor-in-chief of Strange Wilds Press. You can find out all about her work at katherinesilvaauthor.com.

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Katherine Silva’s books

Average rating: 4.13 · 1,073 ratings · 460 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Undead Folk 4.18 avg rating — 317 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Dark 4.16 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Folk (Deadlands, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallowed Oblivion 4.25 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothingland (Deadlands #3) 4.18 avg rating — 51 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Fall 4.55 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boreal: An Anthology of Taiga Horror by Katherine Silva (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.M. Roy (Goodreads Author), Akis Linardos 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collection: A Novella 3.97 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Soul Goes 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vox (Re-Vamped Monstrum Chronicles, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Spring = New Projects + Self-Care

Well, well, well… It’s been some time since I’ve written here and I’m kicking myself a bit. I used to love blogging; it was a great way to organize my thoughts, keep my writing brain firing on all cylinders and feel like I was informing the masses (the three of you who read this, haha) of all I’ve got going on. 2026 has been bolting right out of the gate and every time I sit down and think abo

Series by Katherine Silva

Deadlands (3 books)
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Katherine Silva (Goodreads Author)

4.20 avg rating — 476 ratings

The Wild Oblivion (2 books)
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Katherine Silva (Goodreads Author)

4.29 avg rating — 89 ratings

The Monstrum Chronicles (3 books)
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Katherine Silva (Goodreads Author)

4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings

Katherine is Currently Reading

Katherine Silva is currently reading

Camp Damascus

by Chuck Tingle (Goodreads Author)

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Empty Devils

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The Haunting of Wounded Birds

by Beverley Lee (Goodreads Author)

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Katherine Silva wants to read My Name is You by Scott J. Moses (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Katherine Silva rated a book it was amazing Bloodletting Go by E.M. Roy (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm a fan of E.M. Roy's depths into darkness. Confronting exactly how far a character will go and how much of themselves they will discover along the journey. Bloodletting Go is surreal and twisted and readers have no idea what's in store for them. T ...more
Apr 20, 2026 07:58AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Katherine Silva wants to read Anvil Gate (Gears of War, #3) by Karen Traviss (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Katherine Silva rated a book it was amazing Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Full of twists, Tanya Pell's Her Wicked Roots blends gothic mystery with intoxicating fantasy. It's hard not to root for all of the women in this book, for all that they've suffered and I loved how Pell makes every one of them feel justified, tragic, ...more
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Katherine Silva did not finish The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Katherine Silva did not finish Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks by Juliet Eilperin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Non-stop brutality, blood, and burning awaits in Grace Reynold's latest work. Fans of classic slashers and country alike will be over the Neon Moon about this one. ...more
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Katherine’s Quotes

“Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.”
― Stephen King

tags: horror, vampire

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“Adventrue rewrites the routine of our lives and wakes us sharply from the comforts of the familiar. It allows us to see how vast the expanse of our experience. Our ability to grow is no longer linear but becomes unrestricted to any direction we wish to run.”
― Josh Gates, Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter

tags: experience, travel

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“Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.”
― Anthony Bourdain

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“If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree. ”
― Michael Crichton

tags: history

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“As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move…similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle.”
― Honoré de Balzac

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