After the peaceful colony planet of Paradise-1 goes radio silent, Inspector Alexandra Petrova and Dr. Lei Zhang are sent to investigate. However, what they find is far stranger and more horrifying than they could have ever imagined. Paradise-1 by David Wellington is a riveting sci-fi horror filled with rogue sentient AI, phantasmagorical holograms, and hungry space zombies. First off, I really loved the depth of Petrova and Dr. Zhang’s characters. Zhang is a man haunted by his past, and Petrova is a nepo baby with unresolved mommy issues looking to prove herself. However, I wish we could have dived deeper into Captain Parker’s character—especially since he is also Petrova’s ex-lover. Their history is barely reflected in their actions and dialogue with one another, and I would have loved to have seen the awkwardness of them being bring forced to work with one another and dealing with lingering emotions. For me, it felt like it was a huge missed opportunity that would’ve amped up the em...