Before Mars

#3 Planetfall

Emma Newman

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English

Gollancz
08 January 2019

Science fiction; Science; Future Society; Space Exploration; Colonisation

Series: Planetfall

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 She unpacks her wedding ring, only to find it has been replaced by a fake.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.

By: Emma Newman
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9781473223905
ISBN 10: 1473223903
Series: Planetfall
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 08 January 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emma Newman writes dark short stories, science fiction, and urban fantasy novels that have been nominated for the BFS Best Novel and Best Newcomer awards and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Emma is a professional audio book narrator and also co-writes and hosts the Hugo and Alfie Award winning podcast 'Tea and Jeopardy'. She lives in Bath.

Reviews for Before Mars (#3 Planetfall)

Cathartic and transcendent - New York Times An exceptionally engaging novel that explores the complex relationship between mythology and science...Surprising plot turns and richly developed characters make for a vivid, riveting read - Washington Post Newman writes with exquisite precision of grief, divided loyalties, and the struggle for self-actualization in this noir-inflected standalone...Gripping and sorrowful - Publishers Weekly (starred review) A lovely locked room mystery in which the stakes are incredibly high and the world is so very engaging....Emma Newman creates addictive page turners - Starburst Magazine