Before Mars - Emma Newman

'Cathartic and transcendent' New York Times

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it has been replaced by a fake.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.

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