Static | b.h

To the rest of Hawkins, Faye Harrington is the town's fading jewel-the girl who stepped down from the throne of the cheer squad to wither away in the shadows of her brother Steve's overprotective care. They call her illness grief; they call her "episodes" madness. But Faye knows the truth: she isn't losing her mind, she's losing her reality.

Ever since the night at Starcourt Mall, Faye has been tuned into a frequency no one else can hear. Beneath the white noise of her life is the rhythmic, desperate echo of Billy Hargrove, whose consciousness wasn't destroyed, but "archived" within the Mind Flayer's Hive Mind.

As Vecna begins his clockwork hunt, Faye realizes that her own trauma-the "disappearing act" she's perfected to survive-is the only thing that allows her to walk the corridors of the Upside Down undetected. While Steve fights to keep her safe in the light, Faye knows the only way to save the boy she loves is to descend into the heart of the Hive.

But the Upside Down is a hungry place, and to pull Billy out of the Black Pit, Faye must decide how much of her own soul she's willing to leave behind.