BEFORE MARS
“A psychological thriller wearing the cloak of a gripping sci-fi story . . . delivered in excellently page-turning fashion.”
—Los Angeles Times
“A thrilling read but . . . also a deep dive into the protagonist’s psychology as she grapples with what she discovers on the Red Planet.”
—Space.com
“Part science fiction, part corporate conspiracy thriller; Newman navigates both landscapes while deftly transplanting the myriad social, economic, and political struggles [that] we know on earth, but are grossly magnified in the confines of a Martian colony. . . . [Newman] channels both Andy Weir and Elon Musk to craft a compelling space odyssey.”
—The Mountain Times (NC)
“A slow-burn psychological thriller . . . a science-fictional spin on the gaslighting theme [depicted in] novels such as The Girl on the Train.”
—Financial Times
AFTER ATLAS
2017 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD NOMINEE
“Newman writes with exquisite precision of grief, divided loyalties, and the struggle for self-actualization . . . gripping and sorrowful.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A lovely locked-room mystery in which the stakes are incredibly high. . . . Emma Newman creates addictive page-turners, and this is another fine example.”
—Starburst
“Newman combines the classic mystery novel whodunit with a frighteningly possible reality of corporate-owned governments . . . keeps the pages turning until the unexpected conclusion.”
—Booklist
“After Atlas is a complete and nearly perfectly plotted and paced story.”
—Books, Bones & Buffy
“The story dug its hooks under my skin so that even now, days later, I’m still reeling from that punch-drunk sensation I get when I finish an amazing book. . . . Emma Newman has written a police procedural like she was born into this genre, laying out the clues and following up on all the leads before pulling everything together for a stunner.”
—The BiblioSanctum
PLANETFALL
“Gripping, thoughtful science fiction in the vein of Tiptree or Crispin. Unique, timely, and enthralling . . . absolutely beautiful. What a glorious, heartbreaking maze of a book.”
—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Once Broken Faith
“Newman has crafted a thrilling tale of murder, mystery, and madness on a world where humanity is still its own worst enemy. Horrifying and heartbreaking in equal measure, the catastrophe driving this narrative will keep you riveted until the very last page.”
—Kameron Hurley, author of The Stars Are Legion
“Builds and builds to this remarkable crescendo. . . . The ending had me breathless . . . an awesome book.”
—Roxane Gay, author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
“Think Interstellar; think Prometheus. . . . Beautifully written: an unfolding alien mystery and complex, utterly believable characters.”
—Stephen Baxter, national bestselling author of The Light of Other Days
“Filled with wonders, revelations, and edge-of-the-seat suspense, Planetfall is a fascinating, heartbreaking exploration of love and loneliness set against an awe-inspiring backdrop. An instant classic of the genre.”
—Gareth L. Powell, BSFA Award–winning author of Macaque Attack
“A strange but mesmerizing book in which almost nothing is as it seems . . . reads at once like a character study, a mystery, a hard-science-fiction tale about the colonists on an alien world, and a surrealist science fiction about alien life.”
—RT Book Reviews
“This heartbreaking adventure is a tragedy of science and faith.”
—Publishers Weekly