Revenant-X
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Description
FEAR THE DARK.
The crew of the Artemis - led by Firewatch agent Alexandra Petrova - have survived the furious onslaught of the Basilisk and broken through the space blockade around Paradise-1. Now they can pursue their original mission and investigate why Earth's first deep space colony has fallen silent.
The answer seems obvious: the site is deserted.
Or so they think.
Some of the colonists remain. They're no longer human.
Petrova and her crew now face a desperate struggle to survive as they attempt to uncover the mystery of what has befallen the colony.
If they fail, the darkness that has fallen over Paradise-1 will consume them.
Praise for the Red Space series:
'A captivating, eerie story with such engaging characters you won't want to say goodbye at the end' S. A. Barnes, author of Dead Silence
'Wellington skillfully combines hard sci-fi worldbuilding with tense mystery . . . Readers will be on the edges of their seats' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Intensely creepy worldbuilding' Library Journal
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Fighting eldritch aliens on a dead planet
The adventures of the Artemis crew continue! They reached their destination --- the first deep-space colony, Paradise-1. The colony is home to thousands of colonists.. But why can't the crew find any sign of life? This was my most anticipated book of 2025. After the high of Paradise-1, I had a lot of hopes for the prequel. Unfortunately, Revenant-X fell a bit short on my hopes and predictions. I wasn't entirely happy with some choices made in this sequel, but I enjoyed it nontheless. What I loved most was to be back with these characters. They already went through a lot of trouble in the prequel, forged friendships and grew individually, and I've grown very fond of them. To see them back in action again kind of felt like meeting old friends. The character growth continues through this book for most of them, but a few individuals fall a little short on that part.. (iykyk) The friendships and care these characters show for one another really gets to me. I whole-heartedly enjoy their dynamics. The humor and sarcasm that I've enjoyed in the previous book is back again and was a nice break inbetween more monotone scenes or dreadful sections. Story-wise, this book definitely had a slower pace than its prequel. Which was fitting for the most part, but I think a few sections could've been shortened. Whereas Paradise-1 had a lot of action and some horror elements, Revenant-X mostly felt like an adventure with occasional action and brief moments of escalation. Few of the questions remaining from the prequel get answered, and even more mysteries arrise. Of course it's too soon to judge, with the final book not even announced yet. But I do wonder if the author, perhaps, went a little too far with certain aspects and ideas. Or perhaps this is just due to the fact that I personally had different expectations as to where this story would go. All in all, Revenant-X is a little weaker than its prequel, but if you enjoyed the characters and the world that's been explored so far in Paradise-1, you'll certainly enjoy this one as well.
Description
FEAR THE DARK.
The crew of the Artemis - led by Firewatch agent Alexandra Petrova - have survived the furious onslaught of the Basilisk and broken through the space blockade around Paradise-1. Now they can pursue their original mission and investigate why Earth's first deep space colony has fallen silent.
The answer seems obvious: the site is deserted.
Or so they think.
Some of the colonists remain. They're no longer human.
Petrova and her crew now face a desperate struggle to survive as they attempt to uncover the mystery of what has befallen the colony.
If they fail, the darkness that has fallen over Paradise-1 will consume them.
Praise for the Red Space series:
'A captivating, eerie story with such engaging characters you won't want to say goodbye at the end' S. A. Barnes, author of Dead Silence
'Wellington skillfully combines hard sci-fi worldbuilding with tense mystery . . . Readers will be on the edges of their seats' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Intensely creepy worldbuilding' Library Journal
Book Information
Posts
Fighting eldritch aliens on a dead planet
The adventures of the Artemis crew continue! They reached their destination --- the first deep-space colony, Paradise-1. The colony is home to thousands of colonists.. But why can't the crew find any sign of life? This was my most anticipated book of 2025. After the high of Paradise-1, I had a lot of hopes for the prequel. Unfortunately, Revenant-X fell a bit short on my hopes and predictions. I wasn't entirely happy with some choices made in this sequel, but I enjoyed it nontheless. What I loved most was to be back with these characters. They already went through a lot of trouble in the prequel, forged friendships and grew individually, and I've grown very fond of them. To see them back in action again kind of felt like meeting old friends. The character growth continues through this book for most of them, but a few individuals fall a little short on that part.. (iykyk) The friendships and care these characters show for one another really gets to me. I whole-heartedly enjoy their dynamics. The humor and sarcasm that I've enjoyed in the previous book is back again and was a nice break inbetween more monotone scenes or dreadful sections. Story-wise, this book definitely had a slower pace than its prequel. Which was fitting for the most part, but I think a few sections could've been shortened. Whereas Paradise-1 had a lot of action and some horror elements, Revenant-X mostly felt like an adventure with occasional action and brief moments of escalation. Few of the questions remaining from the prequel get answered, and even more mysteries arrise. Of course it's too soon to judge, with the final book not even announced yet. But I do wonder if the author, perhaps, went a little too far with certain aspects and ideas. Or perhaps this is just due to the fact that I personally had different expectations as to where this story would go. All in all, Revenant-X is a little weaker than its prequel, but if you enjoyed the characters and the world that's been explored so far in Paradise-1, you'll certainly enjoy this one as well.