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Chargement... Before Mars (édition 2019)par Emma Newman (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreBefore Mars par Emma Newman
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Another great entry in the "Planetfall" series of standalone novels by Emma Newman. Where "Planetfall" was a science fiction drama gradually turning into psychological thriller and "After Atlas" was dystopian detective noir, "Before Mars" somewhere in the middle. This novel's protagonist (the book is told in first person the way the other two were) struggles with trauma and depression like the one in "Planetfall", but of a different (and less severe) kind. She is also, as the story progresses, trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious conspiracy, like the one in "After Atlas", but unlike him, it is not her job to do so. I'm impressed by Newman's ability to make each of these novels utterly self-contained and yet enriched by each other's widening and deepening of the universe they take place in (they literally each occur on different planets, albeit in a roughly equivalent time frame). Whichever of the three novels you read first, the later ones will benefit from the added context you now can bring to casual mentions of shared backstory and societal concepts. I also quite like how she is able to write easy, gripping narratives where the reader is very gradually realising what is actually going on. In all three of these books, the final few chapters are quite different from the rest, as the reader (and often the protagonist) at that point finally knows what the book has been about this whole time. And yet, there's none of the directionless feeling in the earlier chapters that such a structure might make me expect. I'm entertained throughout, a testament to Newman's ability to place me in the head of her (always troubled, if in different ways) protagonists. My sole note, perhaps, after three novels, is how all the protagonists have conveniently agreed with the reader's intuitive dislike of many of the dystopian future's facets that everyone around them seem so fine with. It would perhaps be more interesting at this point to see a protagonist who is actually happy to live in this world, rather than quietly resisting it, and as well-adjusted as many of the secondary characters do seem to be. Certainly, it would be more challenging for me as a reader to see a protagonist be so used to concepts that to me are horrid and upsetting, rather than read about the odd ducks who still have antiquated notions of privacy, freedom, self-reliance, distrust of AIs, etc. But this is a terribly minor thing, and really only something I considered once all three books had been read and this pattern started seeming apparent. I'm very pleased with these books, and eagerly looking forward to the fourth one. And will no doubt be thoroughly entertained by that one, too, even if the protagonist there yet again turn out to be a secret luddite of some shape or form. Another excellent Planetfall book (the last of the 4 that I've read). Similar to the others in that there's a strong main character who isn't artificially perfect, and her own flaws are central to the broader story. A true "emotional roller-coaster" -- lots of suspense/anxiety throughout, some periods of extreme despair, and some which are hopeful. Not sure if this is the best of the Planetfall series (since they're all great), but excellent. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sériePlanetfall (3) Prix et récompenses
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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 to find the truth before her own mind destroys her. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Would work as a stand-alone but is part of the Planetfall series. ( )