'Cathartic and transcendent' New York Times
Acclaimed author Emma Newman returns to the captivating Planetfall universe with a standalone dark tale of a woman stationed on Mars who slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sanity.
After months of travel, Anna Kubrin finally arrives on Mars for her new job as a geologist and de facto artist-in-residence. Already she feels like she is losing the connection with her husband and baby at home on Earth--and she'll be on Mars for over a year. Throwing herself into her work, she tries her best to fit in with the team.
But in her new room on the base, Anna finds a mysterious note written in her own handwriting, warning her not to trust the colony psychologist. A note she can't remember writing. She unpacks her wedding ring, only to find it has been replaced by a fake.
Finding a footprint in a place the colony AI claims has never been visited by humans, Anna begins to suspect that her assignment isn't as simple as she was led to believe. Is she caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy, or is she actually losing her mind? Regardless of what horrors she might discover, or what they might do to her sanity, Anna has find the truth before her own mind destroys her.
PRAISE FOR EMMA NEWMAN'S PLANETFALL NOVELS
'An exceptionally engaging novel . . . a vivid, riveting read' Washington Post
'Gripping and sorrowful' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Emma Newman creates addictive page turners' Starburst Magazine
| ISBN: | 9781473223905 |
| Publication date: | 10th January 2019 |
| Author: | Emma Newman |
| Publisher: | Gollancz an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 340 pages |
| Series: | A Planetfall Novel |
| Genres: |
Science Fiction |
'Cathartic and transcendent' New York Times
Acclaimed author Emma Newman returns to the captivating Planetfall universe with a standalone dark tale of a woman stationed on Mars who slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sanity.
After months of travel, Anna Kubrin finally arrives on Mars for her new job as a geologist and de facto artist-in-residence. Already she feels like she is losing the connection with her husband and baby at home on Earth--and she'll be on Mars for over a year. Throwing herself into her work, she tries her best to fit in with the team.
But in her new room on the base, Anna finds a mysterious note written in her own handwriting, warning her not to trust the colony psychologist. A note she can't remember writing. She unpacks her wedding ring, only to find it has been replaced by a fake.
Finding a footprint in a place the colony AI claims has never been visited by humans, Anna begins to suspect that her assignment isn't as simple as she was led to believe. Is she caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy, or is she actually losing her mind? Regardless of what horrors she might discover, or what they might do to her sanity, Anna has find the truth before her own mind destroys her.
PRAISE FOR EMMA NEWMAN'S PLANETFALL NOVELS
'An exceptionally engaging novel . . . a vivid, riveting read' Washington Post
'Gripping and sorrowful' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Emma Newman creates addictive page turners' Starburst Magazine
Before Mars features in the following genres: Science Fiction
Before Mars is available in Paperback, Ebook
Before Mars was written by Emma Newman and published by Gollancz an imprint of Orion
Before Mars has 340 pages
Yes it is part of A Planetfall Novel series
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