"The primordial nightmare at the core of Whalefall is fantastically gripping. A character study developed in the most intense crucible imaginable, Kraus's latest novel is smart, surreal, and powerfully humane."--Owen King, New York Times bestselling author

"One of our oldest stories, one of our greatest fears, and one of our most capable writers. Stranger things than being swallowed by a whale have probably happened, but they've rarely been told so well."--Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author

"Astoundingly great. Whalefall is, quite simply, a beautiful novel--a must-read story of the sea, the nature of awe, and the briny relationships between fathers and sons."--Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Unexpectedly emotional and wildly entertaining, Whalefall is the tense revamp of Jonah's tale you didn't know you needed."--Gabino Iglesias, award-winning author of The Devil Takes You Home

"Whalefall is a mind-blowing, take-your-breath-away adventure, but it's also a tender and moving story of the relationship between a father and son. Daniel Kraus is a writer I greatly admire. He can do anything, and does."--Dan Chaon, National Book Award finalist and New York TImes bestselling author of Sleepwalk

"A masterpiece. I haven't felt so alive reading a book in a long, long time."--Alissa Nutting, author of Made for Love and creator of the HBO Max series

"A brutal, unsparing, wildly uplifting book. The sheer buoyancy had me breathless by the end."--Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters and Wendell & Wild

"Whalefall is a rare thing: a page-turning, hold-your-breath, man-vs-nature thrill ride, but also a gripping exploration of the unnavigable relationship between parent and child. It's an anguished cry from the depths of that struggle. Bravo!"--Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows

"A crazy, and crazily enjoyable, beat-the-clock adventure story about fathers, sons, guilt and the mysteries of the sea . . . [Kraus] brings the rigor of a scientist and the sensibility of a poet to his descriptions of the undersea world."--New York Times

"This gripping sci-fi thriller from bestseller Kraus takes readers quite literally into the belly of the beast [...] Kraus provides solid nautical science alongside the stretchy coincidences that fuel Jay's survival. Just on the brink of horror fiction, especially for the claustrophobic, Kraus's deep-sea thrill ride will have readers on the edges of their seats."--Publishers Weekly

"A moving character study disguised as a riveting, cinematic survival thriller...The pacing is relentless, the awe astounding, and the tension palpably constricting, even as Kraus takes time to provide necessary details both scientific and visceral."--Booklist, starred review

"This hard sci-fi thriller is full of cinematic and wild suspense and would be great for fans of Andy Weir."--Library Journal, starred review

"Picture Jack London, but with a more nuanced handling of broken, damaged men."--Chicago Tribune

"One of the most intense -- and moving -- stories that will grace the bookstores in 2023...what Daniel Kraus has created here is something that can't be quantified."--Cemetery Dance

"An absolute triumph, a masterpiece of suspense, emotion, and flat-out terror...It's one of this year's can't-miss books, and a journey you won't soon forget."--Paste Magazine

"Kraus turns the literal guts of this novel into a haunted house, a torture chamber, a church and a uterus for belated rebirth. There is nothing else quite like Whalefall." --New Scientist