Exiles - by Mason Coile (Hardcover)

About the Book

"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"--

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"A locked-room mystery set in the near future...A fast and riveting read." --CrimeReads

"This sci-fi horror novel delivers a gripping blend of psychological tension and fast-paced suspense. Structured like a locked-room mystery, where the locked room is an uninhabitable planet, the story builds an atmosphere of isolation and paranoia. Jump scares and plot twists fuel the mounting sense of dread, though beneath the thrills, the narrative explores the evolution of artificial intelligence and the fine line between programming and thought." --Library Journal

"Lean, mean, and propulsively paced . . . Nerve-shredding space whodunnitry with a side of existential dread." --Kirkus

"Curlicue plot twists and an Among Us vibe enhance[s] this space gothic from Coile (William) . . . With its tough-as-nails heroine and scheming robots, there's plenty here to hold sci-fi fans' interest." --Publishers Weekly

"Taut and suspenseful, smart and wickedly funny, Exiles is a white-knuckle read that you'll want to devour without stopping. I couldn't put it down until the last twisting page." --Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Road

"Mason Coile just brought gothic horror to Mars. Don't let its vast landscape fool you, there's something haunting this planet--and these pages. I absolutely inhaled this propulsive gasp of a novel." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

"In Exiles, Mason Coile introduces the fiercest, most formidable female character I've read in a long time--beware, Dana Gold's past and present will haunt you long after you've turned the final page. This brilliant novel reminds us that sometimes the monster to be most afraid of is lurking, just out of sight, in our own pasts." --Rachel Eve Moulton, author of Tantrum

"At once a science-fiction whodunnit and a claustrophobic horror story, Exiles is a tour de force. You can't stop turning pages." --Andy Davidson, author of The Hollow Kind

About the Author

Mason Coile is a pseudonym of Andrew Pyper, the award-winning author of William and ten other novels, including The Demonologist, which won the International Thriller Writers Award, and Lost Girls, which was a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book of the Year.