Veil, Jonathan Janz
Veil, Jonathan Janz
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Veil

Author: Jonathan Janz

Narrator: John Pirhalla

Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2025


Synopsis

“The voice in Veil is as present, strong, charming, singular, and desperate as any I’ve read. The story of a family man who will stop at nothing to protect those he loves. Even if those threats are beyond sanity, reason, and a once agreed upon reality. Janz has written another absolute gem of the genre.” —Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird BoxFrom beloved horror author Jonathan Janz, Veil is a heart-stopping story of one father who will stop at nothing to save his family.It begins at night. People vanish from parks and city streets. Then in broad daylight, they’re dragged screaming into the woods, into the water, into the sky. People take refuge in their homes, but still the invisible creatures come, ripping people away from their horrorstruck loved ones. Spouses. Parents. Children. Nowhere is safe and no defense can stop them. Because nothing can save you from what you can’t see.High school teacher John Calhoun loses his son the first night. A day later, they take his wife. For two months, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter manage to survive, but in the end, she is abducted too. In John’s darkest moment, he meets a motley group of survivors who have a secret: a near-fatal car accident has given one of them the ability to detect what normal human eyesight cannot.The survivors believe they can replicate the brain injury that will enable them to see the creatures. To discover how they’re invading our world. To fight them. Desperate to save his family, John volunteers. And after the veil of invisibility is lifted, he and his new friends will risk everything to achieve the impossible: enter an alien world and bring their loved ones back.

About Jonathan Janz

Jonathan Janz is the author of more than a dozen novels and numerous short stories. His novels Children of the Dark and The Dark Game were chosen by both Booklist and Library Journal as Top Ten Horror Books of the Year. Jonathan’s main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children. You can sign up for his newsletter, and you can follow him on X, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, and Goodreads.

About John Pirhalla

John Pirhalla is award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded over 300 titles. An Audie and Independent Audiobook Awards finalist, he has won a Reader's Favorite Award, an Adrenaline Award, a OneVoice Award, and an Indie Ink Award. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, or thrillers, he enjoys narrating books with lots of characters, voices, and accents.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 09, 2025

3.5 stars John Calhoun, a bookstore owner and high school biology teacher, lives in West Lafayette, Indiana. At the moment, John's wife Iris has moved out.... .....which is hard on their children, Sam (15) and Emma (13), who have to go back and forth between homes. To add to the unsettled atmosphere,......more

Goodreads review by thevampireslibrary on May 11, 2025

call Hollywood 📞 we need a movie ASAP review pending spoiler: 5 BILLION STARS......more

Goodreads review by SinsandScares on July 30, 2025

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Veil reminded me a lot of Bird Box and since that’s one of my top horror books, I was immediately hooked. Where Bird Box leans more into supernatural horror, Veil takes a sharp turn into sci-fi territory. As someone who doesn’t usually read sci-fi, I thought Janz made it feel surpris......more

Goodreads review by destiny ♡ on September 19, 2025

I'll post more of my thoughts in the morning, but I'll go ahead and say I had such a great time with this one. Jonathan always does SUCH an impeccable job of taking what is already this immensely fucked up, terrifying situation, and then making it emotionally charged in a way that causes every littl......more

Goodreads review by Janette on October 05, 2025

Jonathan Janz knows how to tell a story!! Loved this read! Aliens…Action…Terror…but also a book filled with families, friendships, heart, and a whole lot of love. Hated finishing this one up. But the reader is given a very strong suspicion there will be a sequel. And I’d be super surprised if this i......more


Quotes

“The horror in Veil doesn’t just pop out at you; it creeps in, quiet and relentless, until it’s everywhere. It’s the kind that messes with your head as much as your heart.” Fully-Booked

“Packed with gore and heart in something approaching equal measure.” Lafayette Journal & Courier

“Reminiscent of SF–horror classics such as Jack Finney’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Veil features a fast-paced narrative that also serves as an inquiry into the importance of family. Outstanding.” Booklist (starred review)

“Veil by Jonathan Janz is the spiritual lovechild of movies like Predator and novels like The War of the Worlds and The Three-Body Problem. A story of endurance and perseverance, love and humanity. It’s impossible not to relate to the characters in this novel, asking yourself, ‘What would I be willing to endure to save my loved ones?’” BookTrib

“Mind-bending (and mind-altering) sci-fi horror.” Daily Dead

“A heart-stopping story.” Deadline

“Like a sci-fi Hollywood blockbuster with plenty of thrills and chills to win all the awards, [Jonathan Janz’s] cinematic writing is like no other. I was on the edge of my seat, hiding behind a cushion and cheering on the good guys throughout.” Scream

“Veil is a frenetic, breakneck horror/science fiction novel that does not relent from its opening chapter. It is a novel from a writer who is at the height of his storytelling powers and a novel that should find a large audience. I suspect when I tally up my favorite releases of 2025, Veil will have a spot on the list.” SFFWorld

“An instantly compelling, instantly unshakable nightmare. Janz cuts straight to the heart of our deepest, truest fear: that in a flash, everything we know and love, even our fundamental understandings of the world, can vanish.” Nat Cassidy, USA Today bestselling author of When the Wolf Comes Home and Mary

“Janz is an elite writer, one who has honed his writing voice and mastery of prose over decades now, and once you begin a Janz book, you know you’re in sure and steady hands. This book was achingly perfect and is sure to connect with longtime fans and bring in plenty of new fans.” Steve Stred, author of Churn the Soil and Mastodon


Awards

  • Gizmodo Pick