Books

Books : reviews

Emma Newman.
Planetfall.
Gollancz. 2015

One secret witheld to protect humanity’s future might be its undoing…

Renata Ghali believed in Lee Suh-Mi’s vision of a world far beyond Earth. A planet promising to reveal the truth about our place in the cosmos, untainted by overpopulation, pollution, and war. Ren believed enough to follow Suh-Mi into the unknown.

More than twenty-two years have passed since Ren and the rest of the faithful established a colony at the base of an enigmatic alien structure where Suh-Mi has since resided, alone. Ren has worked hard as the colony’s 3-D printer engineer, creating the tools necessary for human survival in an alien environment, and harboring a devastating secret.

Ren maintains the lie that forms the foundation of the colony, despite the personal cost. Then a stranger appears, far too young to have been part of the first Planetfall, a man who bears a remarkable resemblance to Suh-Mi.

The truth Ren has concealed since Planetfall can no longer be hidden. And its revelation might tear the colony apart…

Emma Newman.
After Atlas.
Gollancz. 2016

(read but not reviewed)

Emma Newman.
Before Mars.
Gollancz. 2018

(read but not reviewed)

Emma Newman.
Atlas Alone.
Gollancz. 2019

(read but not reviewed)