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Thrum

Meg Smitherman (2025-10-09)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages106 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Synopsis

TRAPPED IN SPACE, AMI THOUGHT SHE WAS ALONE, UNTIL HER DISTRESS CALL WAS ANSWERED BY HIM. . . Thrum is a haunting, psychological sci-fi novella that will leave you wanting more . . . ‘Fell in love with this novella, so capturing and so harrowing. It's everything I wanted in a horror-romance’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review -- Ami awakes from years in stasis to find she’s at the edges of deep space, and the only surviving member of her crew. Utterly alone and unable to contact Earth, she sends out a distress beacon, not expecting a response. When she gets one from a being who calls himself Dorian, she’s welcomed onto his ship as he offers his assistance in any way he can. But nothing on Dorian’s ship is as it seems. And as Ami tries to navigate the maze of hallways and first contact with this alien being, a deep hum begins to resonate, haunting her, as if the ship itself is whispering to her. -- Readers love Thrum 'I literally devoured this book in a couple hours and have not stopped thinking about it... that was SOOO DAMN GOOD!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review 'The slow build up? Amazing. The slow realisation and the descent? Amazing! The world building and the level of detail? Amazing! The ending? Absolutely scrumptious!!!!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review 'It had everything you could want from a story. Suspense, horror, romance. Highly, highly recommend!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review 'This blew me out of the water. It’s short but it had me hooked from page one and I couldn’t put it down' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

Tags

Horror RomancePsychological ThrillerDark Sci-FiNovella

Thrum: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This psychological horror-romance novella contains disturbing imagery, implied body horror, manipulation, and moderate sexual content. The haunting atmosphere and psychological tension make it suitable only for mature readers.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, and isolation (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adults will be gripped by this creepy space thriller about a stranded astronaut who gets more than she bargained for when an alien answers her distress call.