-
Your next favorite book
is waiting.
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.
"Although Coile's characters are hastily sketched and a few of the tale's more bizarre twists falter under scrutiny, Gold's terse first-person narration and the claustrophobic setting conspire to amplify the high-stakes plot's inherent tension. Nerve-shredding space whodunnitry with a side of existential dread." —Kirkus Reviews
"Curlicue plot twists and an Among Us vibe enhance[s] this space gothic from Coile...With its tough-as-nails heroine and scheming robots, there's plenty here to hold sci-fi fans' interest." —Publishers Weekly
"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
"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
"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
This information about Exiles was first featured
in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. The reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author and feel that they do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, send us a message with the mainstream reviews that you would like to see added.
Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
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.
If you liked Exiles, try these:
by Joe Mungo. Reed
Published 2025
A family saga following four generations on a time-bending journey from coastal Scotland to a colony on Mars.
by Kelly Weinersmith
Published 2023
From the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement
by Andy Weir
Published 2022
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.
There is no worse robber than a bad book.
Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!
Can you name the title?
Test your book knowledge with our daily trivia challenge!
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
