Exiles
A New York Times Book Review Favorite Book of 2025
A terrifying locked-room mystery from the author of William—this time set on a remote outpost on Mars.
The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is missing.
In this barren, hostile landscape where even machines have nightmares, the astronauts will need to examine all the stories--especially their own--to get to the truth.
Exiles is a terrifying, taut, one-sitting read, and Mason Coile once again blends science fiction and psychological horror to engage some of humanity’s deepest questions.
A terrifying locked-room mystery from the author of William—this time set on a remote outpost on Mars.
The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is missing.
In this barren, hostile landscape where even machines have nightmares, the astronauts will need to examine all the stories--especially their own--to get to the truth.
Exiles is a terrifying, taut, one-sitting read, and Mason Coile once again blends science fiction and psychological horror to engage some of humanity’s deepest questions.
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EXILES by Mason Coile a.k.a. Canadian writer Andrew Pyper, is Mystery/Thriller/Horror/Sci-Fi. I was unprepared for how much I would enjoy this page-turner, which I finished in one sitting. I don't want to say anything about the plot because it's best if you go into reading it cold, or with as little backstory as possible. This book was one of the New York Times Book Review's Best Books of 2025.
I wanted to like this. The story and premise are original, but the storytelling aspect was lacking. I felt no closure at the end.
I received this DRC from NetGalley.
For a short book, a lot happened. There were a few different reveal moments - the one that surprised me the most was a flashback scene. The story was interesting and moved along at a good pace. I also liked the ending. It made sense for the story, and I'm glad it didn't try to manufacture a happy solution.
For a short book, a lot happened. There were a few different reveal moments - the one that surprised me the most was a flashback scene. The story was interesting and moved along at a good pace. I also liked the ending. It made sense for the story, and I'm glad it didn't try to manufacture a happy solution.
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