The Ninth Draft
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The Ninth Draft

By M. K. Sutter
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Length14h 2m

About this audiobook

A novel of obsession, memory, and the terrifying power of stories. When struggling novelist Ethan Ward discovers a forgotten manuscript hidden among a collection of historical papers, he believes he has found the inspiration he desperately needs. The story is strange, compelling, and impossible to put down. But as Ethan begins rewriting the manuscript, unsettling events begin to follow. Passages appear that he does not remember writing. People from the story seem to surface in real life. Memories blur. Sleep becomes impossible. And the book itself appears determined to continue its tale, no matter the cost. As the line between fiction and reality fractures, Ethan must uncover the truth behind the manuscript before it consumes his identity completely. Perfect for readers who enjoy supernatural horror, psychological dread, cursed books, and stories where the act of writing becomes a nightmare

Audiobook details

GenreHorror
Length14 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
37Chapter 22: The Visitor Book Part 1
2Chapter 1: The Name That Shouldn’t Exist
38Chapter 22: The Visitor Book Part 2
3Chapter 2: The Pages He Sent
39Chapter 23: The Photographs Know Part 1
4Chapter 3: The Woman Who Answered
40Chapter 23: The Photographs Know Part 2
5Chapter 4: The Confession That Remembered Him
41Chapter 24: The Date Room Part 1
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6Chapter 5: The Map That Would Not Stay Still Part 1
42Chapter 24: The Date Room Part 2
7Chapter 5: The Map That Would Not Stay Still Part 2
43Chapter 25: Negative Storage Part 1
8Chapter 6: The Sixth Name
44Chapter 25: Negative Storage Part 2
9Chapter 7: Harrow House Archive Part 1
45Chapter 26: Next of Kin Part 1
10Chapter 7: Harrow House Archive Part 2
46Chapter 26: Next of Kin Part 2
11Chapter 8: Tenant Field Part 1
47Chapter 27: The Manuscript Writes Itself Part 1
12Chapter 8: Tenant Field Part 2
48Chapter 27: The Manuscript Writes Itself Part 2
13Chapter 9: No One Says Harrow Part 1
49Chapter 28: Do Not Let Me In Clean Part 1
14Chapter 9: No One Says Harrow Part 2
50Chapter 28: Do Not Let Me In Clean Part 2
15Chapter 10: The Chamber Beneath the Record
51Chapter 29: Sandbox Export Floor Part 1
16Chapter 11: The Journal That Would Not Name Her Part 1
52Chapter 29: Sandbox Export Floor Part 2
17Chapter 11: The Journal That Would Not Name Her Part 2
53Chapter 30: The Wrong Fire Part 1
18Chapter 12: What the Journal Remembered Part 1
54Chapter 30: The Wrong Fire Part 2
19Chapter 12: What the Journal Remembered Part 2
55Chapter 31: Witness Unresolved Part 1
20Chapter 13: The Visitor in the Stacks Part 1
56Chapter 31: Witness Unresolved Part 2
21Chapter 13: The Visitor in the Stacks Part 2
57Chapter 32: Staging Part 1
22Chapter 14: The Sound Beneath the Records Part 1
58Chapter 32: Staging Part 2
23Chapter 14: The Sound Beneath the Records Part 2
59Chapter 33: No Field for a Child Part 1
24Chapter 15: The Missing Records Part 1
60Chapter 33: No Field for a Child Part 2
25Chapter 15: The Missing Records Part 2
61Chapter 34: Below Part 1
26Chapter 16 Part 1
62Chapter 34: Below Part 2
27Chapter 16 Part 2
63Chapter 35: Originals Disputed Part 1
28Chapter 17: The Count Part 1
64Chapter 35: Originals Disputed Part 2
29Chapter 17: The Count Part 2
65Chapter 36: Event Contested Part 1
30Chapter 18: Shared Manifestation Part 1
66Chapter 36: Event Contested Part 2
31Chapter 18: Shared Manifestation Part 2
67Chapter 37: Burning the Manuscript? Part 1
32Chapter 19: The Wrong Version Part 1
68Chapter 37: Burning the Manuscript? Part 2
33Chapter 19: The Wrong Version Part 2
69Chapter 38: A Reader Opens the Book Part 1
34Chapter 20: The Archive Rewrites Itself Part 1
70Chapter 38: A Reader Opens the Book Part 2
35Chapter 20: The Archive Rewrites Itself Part 2
71Chapter 38: A Reader Opens the Book Part 3
36Chapter 21: No Safe Explanation Remains
72About the Author

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