Exiles

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*The new novel from the author of WILLIAM*

'A propulsive gasp of a novel' Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

'I couldn't put it down until the last twisting page' Simone St. James, author of Murder Road

2030. The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent ahead to set it up in disarray.

In the four years since they arrived, the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each robot must be interrogated. But one of them is missing.

As the astronauts close in on the truth, it dawns on them that in this barren, hostile landscape - where even the machines have nightmares - none of them is safe.

Exiles is a taut and terrifying one-sitting read from the critically acclaimed author of William.

Critics Review

A thrilling slice of thought-provoking old-school science fiction horror
Buzz Magazine
His space-horror is as much in the tradition of MR James, where nameless evil might be just out of sight, as of Stanley Kubrick
James Owen, the TIMES Book of the Month and Best Thrillers of 2025 round up
Pacy, taut and full of twists
SFX
A taut and terrifying thriller
Guardian
In a word, magnificent
SHOTS Magazine
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, author of MURDER ROAD
In Exiles, Mason Coile introduces the fiercest, most formidable female character I've read in a long time. 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
The action is cinematic, complete with jump scares . . . meticulously unsettling
New York Times
Horror tropes, suspense and metaphysical speculation about the nature of the soul . . . a terrifying, thought-provoking read
Guardian
[A] timely spin on fears about AI developing consciousness
The Times
If reading with one hand over your mouth is your thing, this is the book for you
Gus Moreno, author of THIS THING BETWEEN US

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