Ghost Station : Discussion Thread

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A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.

Space exploration can be lonely and isolating.

Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—a space-based condition most famous for a case that resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. When she's assigned to a small exploration crew, she's eager to make a difference. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that crew is hiding something.

While Ophelia focuses on her new role, her crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizer's hasty departure than opening up to her.

That is, until their pilot is discovered gruesomely murdered. Is this Ophelia’s worst nightmare starting—a wave of violence and mental deterioration from ERS? Or is it something more sinister?

Terrified that history will repeat itself, Ophelia and the crew must work together to figure out what’s happening. But trust is hard to come by… and the crew isn’t the only one keeping secrets.

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I could be wrong but I feel like I need to note her team

pg 14

Ethan Severin - commander
Birch Osgoode - pilot
Kate Wakefield - engineer
Suresh Patel - inventory specialist
Liana Chang - scientific coordinator
Ava Olberman - systems management
Ophelia - on-site psych resource

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8 chapters

(view spoiler)[ wow, Ophelia seems like the biggest threat to their group. lol she seems easily spooked and like she has the biggest baggage but I guess we'll learn more about the others

that first prank was just awful

I wonder if this one will really be aliens or if it will be a virus or something psychological. . . (hide spoiler)]

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16 chapters

(view spoiler)[ wow, it's easy to see Birch is a loose cannon - I wonder why he's so on edge and about Suresh.
Has Suresh been stealing samples? is he trying to sell to someone else or doing something?

and Liana seemed like she was opening up.

it's weird, right? they almost talked about Ava like she was still alive.

I wonder what's really going on here (hide spoiler)]

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24 chapters

(view spoiler)[ OMG the bumps on the arms are making me want to itch! lol this is so freaky and I'm still not sure what is happening to them. Is it in their head? or really there?

and what happened to Birch? that was awful!
and now Liana.

Is it something left over from the aliens?
The isolation and the feeling that something is wrong is really just jumping off the page. *shivers* (hide spoiler)]

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and done

(view spoiler)[ wow, once she no longer had words -when they had taken that, I was really worried for her
this idea that these entities were eating them - taking over. That rush to get out of them - yikes

I loved the ending though. that they left them and her message did blow it all up. I love that Ethan was there too. To lose so many years, wild to wake up (hide spoiler)]