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Before Mars

Newman, Emma
Heftet / 2019 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781473223905
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Gollancz
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter
Newman, Emma

Biographical note

Emma Newman writes short stories, novels and novellas in multiple speculative fiction genres. She won the British Fantasy Society Best Short Story Award 2015 for 'A Woman's Place' in the 221 Baker Streets anthology. Between Two Thorns, the first book in Emma's Split Worlds urban fantasy series, was shortlisted for the BFS Best Novel and Best Newcomer 2014 awards. Her science-fiction novel, After Atlas, was shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke award and the third novel in the Planetfall series, Before Mars, has been shortlisted for a BSFA Best Novel award.

Emma is also a professional audiobook narrator and also co-wrote and hosted the Alfie and Hugo Award-winning podcast 'Tea and Jeopardy'. Her hobbies include dressmaking, painting and role playing. She blogs at www.enewman.co.uk and can be found as @emapocalyptic on Twitter.

Before Mars

Newman, Emma
Heftet / 2019 / Engelsk
Newman, Emma
Heftet / 2019 / Engelsk
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Ingenious mystery.

GUARDIAN

Before Mars is incredible. This is one of the best SF series I ever encountered, every book brilliant and ingenious, every one different in tone and feel. I'm envious.

ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY, author of CHILDREN OF TIME

An expertly woven story.

BOOKLIST

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Pivoting on a dark twist, this is a science-fictional spin on the gaslighting theme of novels such as The Girl on the Train.

FINANCIAL TIMES

'Cathartic and transcendent' New York TimesAcclaimed 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
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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 at the Mars base for her new job as a geologist and de facto artist in residence - and already she feels she is losing her connection wiht her husband and baby back home on Earth. In her room on the base, Anna finds a mysterious note, painted in her own hand, warning her not to trust the colony psychiatrist. A note she can't remember painting. When she finds a footprint in a place that the colony AI cliams has been visited by humans, Anna begins to suspect that she is caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy. Or is she losing her grip on reality? Anna must find the truth, regardless of what horrors she might discover or what might they do to her mind. Praise for the PLANETFALL series'Cathartic and transcendant' The New York Times 'Gripping and sorrowful, this imaginative story is a satisfying return to Newman's futrue of greed and hope'Publishers Weekly'A thrilling tale of murder, mystery, and madness. . .Will keep you riveted until the very end'Kameron Hurley, author of The Stars Are Legion 'Emma Newman creates addictive page-turners' Starburst Magazine
Les mer
Ingenious mystery.
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 PostNewman 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
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Ingenious mystery.

GUARDIAN

Before Mars is incredible. This is one of the best SF series I ever encountered, every book brilliant and ingenious, every one different in tone and feel. I'm envious.

ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY, author of CHILDREN OF TIME

An expertly woven story.

BOOKLIST

Se alle

Pivoting on a dark twist, this is a science-fictional spin on the gaslighting theme of novels such as The Girl on the Train.

FINANCIAL TIMES

'Cathartic and transcendent' New York TimesAcclaimed 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
Les mer
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 at the Mars base for her new job as a geologist and de facto artist in residence - and already she feels she is losing her connection wiht her husband and baby back home on Earth. In her room on the base, Anna finds a mysterious note, painted in her own hand, warning her not to trust the colony psychiatrist. A note she can't remember painting. When she finds a footprint in a place that the colony AI cliams has been visited by humans, Anna begins to suspect that she is caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy. Or is she losing her grip on reality? Anna must find the truth, regardless of what horrors she might discover or what might they do to her mind. Praise for the PLANETFALL series'Cathartic and transcendant' The New York Times 'Gripping and sorrowful, this imaginative story is a satisfying return to Newman's futrue of greed and hope'Publishers Weekly'A thrilling tale of murder, mystery, and madness. . .Will keep you riveted until the very end'Kameron Hurley, author of The Stars Are Legion 'Emma Newman creates addictive page-turners' Starburst Magazine
Les mer
Ingenious mystery.
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 PostNewman 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
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781473223905
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Gollancz
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter
Newman, Emma

Biographical note

Emma Newman writes short stories, novels and novellas in multiple speculative fiction genres. She won the British Fantasy Society Best Short Story Award 2015 for 'A Woman's Place' in the 221 Baker Streets anthology. Between Two Thorns, the first book in Emma's Split Worlds urban fantasy series, was shortlisted for the BFS Best Novel and Best Newcomer 2014 awards. Her science-fiction novel, After Atlas, was shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke award and the third novel in the Planetfall series, Before Mars, has been shortlisted for a BSFA Best Novel award.

Emma is also a professional audiobook narrator and also co-wrote and hosted the Alfie and Hugo Award-winning podcast 'Tea and Jeopardy'. Her hobbies include dressmaking, painting and role playing. She blogs at www.enewman.co.uk and can be found as @emapocalyptic on Twitter.

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