Fever Dream

Paperback Published on: 07/05/2026
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Fever Dream
Haunting and addictive
A thrilling, bleak and haunting novella, which thrives on the unreliability of memory and the dark possibilities of imagination. Although consisting entir... READ MORE
Jim Taylor at Edinburgh West End
Fever Dream
Truly lives up to the title
I was utterly mesmerised by my reading experience of Fever Dream. The reading experience truly lived up to the title of the book. I recommend to anyone who... READ MORE
Nicole at Haywards Heath
Fever Dream
A surreal masterpiece!
Difficult to describe, but a mesmerising read. And the worms are REALLY weird. Possession or body horror? Only you can decide!
Ben Richardson
Fever Dream
Intense
I hardly breathed the whole time I read this. A tiny novel about a woman in a dark hospital room explaining to herself and her friend's son how she ended ... READ MORE
Lindsay Seddon at Chester

Synopsis

‘It’s a total mind-wrecker’ – Max Porter, author of Shy
‘The book I wish I had written’ – Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women
‘Utterly gripping’ – The Observer
‘Dazzling’ – Evening Standard

Amanda knows she has to answer the questions. Lying feverish and unseeing in her hospital bed, she tries her best to account for how she came to be there. She remembers the lake, the house and the strange woman next door with her unthinkable confession. She remembers the fear of losing her young daughter, Nina. Now she is alone and Nina is gone. At what moment did everything go dark?

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, Fever Dream is an unforgettable masterpiece of psychological terror from Samanta Schweblin.

‘I picked up Fever Dream in the wee hours, and a low, sick thrill took hold of me as I read . . . I was checking the locks in my apartment by page thirty. By the time I finished the book, I couldn’t bring myself to look out the windows’ – Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781037412035
  • Number of pages: 192
  • Dimensions: 200 x 134 x 14 mm
  • Weight: 140g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Fever Dream
Stunning prose
I received a free copy of Fever Dream from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. This is a stunning piece of writing, incredibly haunting, reflectin... READ MORE
Ellie2012
Fever Dream
an unsettling read
Fever Dream is a difficult book to review. I found it strange but so compelling I had to read it through to see where it would lead. Odd, it most certainly... READ MORE
KimG9
Fever Dream
Compelling
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy, having just read and loved 'Little Eyes' I was very keen to see what else Samanta has written. This is a ... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
Fever Dream
Haunting idea but lost momentum
This novel appealed to me a lot at the start. A woman is dying in a hospital, talking to a mysterious visitor who has an urgent mission. The setting is ori... READ MORE
Roz Morris
Fever Dream
Haunting Read
I was instantly taken in by the synopsis of Fever Dream, but had no idea how bizarre it would be. It isn't the eeriest book I've read, but it is haunting, ... READ MORE
Donna