GHOST STATION

Zura Johnson's smooth voice and careful, meticulous pacing build suspense as a small space crew investigates an abandoned planet while struggling to hold on to their sanity. Isolation in space has brutal, sometimes murderous, consequences, and psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray will do anything to help her crew. But they reject her help, suspicious about her presence due to her family legacy, and show more interest in the previous failed attempt at colonizing the planet. Johnson smoothly differentiates male and female characters, emotionally connecting with each crew member and injecting a vivid personality. Narrating Ophelia's thoughts, her voice gently wavers as she ponders the crew's behavior while the horrors unfold around them. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2024]