The Night Birds
Christopher Golden
The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden, set in a deteriorated, half-sunken freighter ship off the coast of Galveston, TX.
Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak, they never expected to see each other again, but when terror enters Ruby’s life, Charlie Book is the only safe harbor she can believe in.
In his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book has been living aboard and studying the Christabel, a 19th century freighter that lies half-sunken in Gulf waters, just off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, a massive forest of mangrove trees has grown up through the deck of the ship, creating a startlingly beautiful enigma Book calls the Floating Forest, full of birds, crabs, and snakes. Though a powerful storm churns through the Gulf, Book intends to sleep on board as usual.
But when he arrives at the dock, preparing to motor out to the Christabel, he’s stunned to find Ruby there waiting for him. And Ruby’s not alone. With her are a mysterious, terrified woman named Johanna and an infant child. They need Book to hide them safely aboard the Christabel while they're on the run, only it isn’t the police who are after them. It’s the coven of witches Johanna has fled, stealing away the helpless infant for whom they had hideous plans…or so Johanna claims.
It’s lunacy. Book wants nothing to do with it. But after the way he and Ruby ended things, and the unspoken pain between them, he can’t refuse. Yet even as he brings them out to the ruined ship and its floating forest, back in Galveston there are shadowed figures out in the storm, sniffing the air like bloodhounds. And despite the worsening wind and rain, the night birds are flying, scouring the coastline as if searching for their prey.
Duration - 9h 5m.
Author - Christopher Golden.
Narrator - Patricia Santomasso.
Published Date - Monday, 06 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Christopher Golden ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Christopher Golden
Patricia Santomasso
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Description:
The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden, set in a deteriorated, half-sunken freighter ship off the coast of Galveston, TX. Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak, they never expected to see each other again, but when terror enters Ruby’s life, Charlie Book is the only safe harbor she can believe in. In his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book has been living aboard and studying the Christabel, a 19th century freighter that lies half-sunken in Gulf waters, just off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, a massive forest of mangrove trees has grown up through the deck of the ship, creating a startlingly beautiful enigma Book calls the Floating Forest, full of birds, crabs, and snakes. Though a powerful storm churns through the Gulf, Book intends to sleep on board as usual. But when he arrives at the dock, preparing to motor out to the Christabel, he’s stunned to find Ruby there waiting for him. And Ruby’s not alone. With her are a mysterious, terrified woman named Johanna and an infant child. They need Book to hide them safely aboard the Christabel while they're on the run, only it isn’t the police who are after them. It’s the coven of witches Johanna has fled, stealing away the helpless infant for whom they had hideous plans…or so Johanna claims. It’s lunacy. Book wants nothing to do with it. But after the way he and Ruby ended things, and the unspoken pain between them, he can’t refuse. Yet even as he brings them out to the ruined ship and its floating forest, back in Galveston there are shadowed figures out in the storm, sniffing the air like bloodhounds. And despite the worsening wind and rain, the night birds are flying, scouring the coastline as if searching for their prey. Duration - 9h 5m. Author - Christopher Golden. Narrator - Patricia Santomasso. Published Date - Monday, 06 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Christopher Golden ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:15
Dedication
Duration:00:00:07
Chapter 1
Duration:00:08:44
Chapter 2
Duration:00:12:17
Chapter 3
Duration:00:15:03
Chapter 4
Duration:00:10:49
Chapter 5
Duration:00:11:18
Chapter 6
Duration:00:19:51
Chapter 7
Duration:00:17:43
Chapter 8
Duration:00:08:49
Chapter 9
Duration:00:22:54
Chapter 10
Duration:00:06:59
Chapter 11
Duration:00:13:48
Chapter 12
Duration:00:06:09
Chapter 13
Duration:00:12:49
Chapter 14
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 15
Duration:00:10:30
Chapter 16
Duration:00:29:31
Chapter 17
Duration:00:27:19
Chapter 18
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 19
Duration:00:21:57
Chapter 20
Duration:00:08:25
Chapter 21
Duration:00:12:16
Chapter 22
Duration:00:15:22
Chapter 23
Duration:00:13:24
Chapter 24
Duration:00:10:41
Chapter 25
Duration:00:21:49
Chapter 26
Duration:00:07:42
Chapter 27
Duration:00:08:41
Chapter 28
Duration:00:13:58
Chapter 29
Duration:00:24:14
Chapter 30
Duration:00:11:08
Chapter 31
Duration:00:08:16
Chapter 32
Duration:00:13:51
Chapter 33
Duration:00:08:46
Chapter 34
Duration:00:06:58
Chapter 35
Duration:00:11:24
Chapter 36
Duration:00:16:44
Chapter 37
Duration:00:15:44
Chapter 38
Duration:00:09:19
Chapter 39
Duration:00:10:35
Chapter 40
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 41
Duration:00:06:32
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:00:56
About the Author
Duration:00:00:40
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:35