Crawlspace

by Adam Christopher

Enter an edge-of-your-seat nightmare to the darkest frontiers in Crawlspace , an SF horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Adam Christopher, perfect for fans of S.A. Barnes and Event Horizon .

Mission Lead Olivia O’Connor and her team from the Artemis Corporation, along with their military liaison, are in the final preparations for a undertaking that will alter the course of human the first faster than light test flight that finally opening up the expanse of the universe.

But their journey between dimensions is one they never trained for. Strange voices in the corridors. Long lost faces not forgotten. Strange symbols carved into the hull. And gathering outside the ship, ancient forces beyond reckoning.

The crew will need all their skills to survive and uncover the twisted truth behind their mission.

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Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Fiction, Adult, Horror Thriller, Thriller

240 pages, Paperback

Expected publication March 17, 2026

About the author

Adam Christopher is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith and Master of Evil,  Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town. He has also written official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary and the award-winning Dishonored video game franchise.

Co-creator of the twenty-first-century incarnation of Archie Comics superhero The Shield, Adam has also written for the universes of Doctor Who and World of Warcraft, and is a contributor to the internationally bestselling Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View anniversary anthology series and the all-ages Star Wars Adventures comic.

Adam’s original novels include Made to Kill and The Burning Dark, among many others, and his debut novel Empire State was both a SciFi Now and Financial Times book of the year.

Reviews

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ARC received. Thank you, Tor Nightfire!



I love the sound of this one!!!

[Larissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this ARC at New York Comic Con a few weeks ago and I’m so glad that I did. I couldn’t put it down, the end of each chapter made me want to continue on to the next. A+ Space horror!

My only criticism is that the chapter titles were completely unnecessary and cheesy, it almost ruined the suspenseful vibe the book was trying to covey. The titles were all quotes from within the chapter and it did nothing but make me cringe, once when seeing the title and then again when I came across it in the chapter. It was a constant “oh look they said the thing” moment in my head, taking me out of the story for a bit. Remove the chapter titles entirely before release and I’d say this is a 5 star!

[Rachel Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I genuinely had a fantastic time reading Crawlspace; a lot of creepy, thrilling, eerie scenes that had a cinematic quality. Like...I was fully absorbed and read it in 2 sittings.

While it was the book that got me out of my slump, the storyline had a few moments where I thought, "I've read this before". As with any book set in a spaceship(Is that the proper terminology? lol), at least for me, there are some space-y terms that I had to remind myself what they meant.

Those that enjoyed S.A. Barnes or The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown (totally underrated Nightfire release). Also kind of reminded me of Sarah Gailey's Spread Me a bit.

[Erica · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a big fan of sci-fi horror, I jumped at the chance to read this book. The cover is super creepy and the synopsis made it sound like I was in for something like Event Horizon or Alien.

Unfortunately the book let me down on a few counts. From a pure reading standpoint, the actual formatting of the book is not good - the margins are so wide that it makes reading the ebook nearly impossible and there are goofy, fruitless chapter titles that are highly unnecessary.

The actual plot of the book is... Fine... I guess. There is really no fear or horror elements until perhaps the last 25 pages. Most of the book is made up of techno jargon that goes on for pages interspersed with quirky characters. If you like techno jargon scifi with characters stuck in weird situations, you might like this. However, marketing it as a horror book I feel is very deceiving and instead I found my eyes glazing over the mumbo jumbo of characters trying to fix a spaceship for 200 pages.

Thank you to NetGalley for lending me a copy for review purposes.

[Christian Orton · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t think I’m the right audience for this book. I kind of expected an Alien or Event Horizon type novel, but it’s more of an “if RL Stine wrote a sci fi novel.” The characters are lifeless, many indistinguishable from each other outside of their names. Description of the action is bland. Needs some kind of stinger to open the novel. Unfortunately, it’s what I’ve come to expect from modern writers. Kind of feels like a friend at a sleepover in middle school telling me a story.

[Chrisgonzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, so positives...it was entertaining enough to break a 4 book run of DNFs. While the plot itself was not stunningly original, it was well done and thought out.

Negatives? It had a cosmic horror-lite, YA kinda vibe to it, where there was tension that never really tipped over into menace, or real threat.

It was by no means a bad book, and I would certainly try other books by this author, but I was hoping for something with a darker edge given the plots nature.

[EBM · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an arc of this book at NYCC 2025. Thank you to Tor Nightfire for the opportunity to read and review early!

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great fast paced hard science fiction/science fiction horror novel.

I didn’t see the twists coming!

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for fans of space horror. The chapter titles were a bit distracting and I didn’t find them necessary. Otherwise well written. It wasn’t my favorite but I definitely think it has its audience.