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One Way
- Author
- S.J. Morden
- Narrator
- William Hope
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 10 April 2018
- Run Time
- 12 hours 1 minute
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Eight astronauts
One killer
No way home
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WE STAND AT THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA
Frank Kittridge is serving life for murdering his son's drug dealer. So when he's offered a deal by Xenosystems Operations - the company that runs the prison - he takes it, even though it means swapping one life sentence for another.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE ALIVE
He's been selected to help build the first permanent base on Mars. Unfortunately, his crewmates are just as guilty of their crimes as he is - and he'll have to learn to trust them if they're to succeed.
THE FUTURE OF SPACE TRAVEL IS IN SAFE HANDS
As the convicts set to work on the frozen wastes of Mars, the accidents multiply. Until Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all . . .
XENOSYSTEMS OPERATIONS: MAKING DREAMS A REALITY
There's a murderer amongst them, and everyone's a suspect.
Read by William Hope
(p) 2018 Orion Publishing Group
Critics Review
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A claustrophobic, high-tension, survival-against-the-odds thriller. It paints a convincing picture of the lethal Martian environment as well as the growing terror of being incarcerated in a deadly prison with no way out.
GUARDIAN
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An explosive thriller that blends science fiction with crime.
BIG ISSUE MAGAZINE
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A rip-roaring thriller of a book that hits the ground running and doesn't stop until the final chapter
John Marrs, author of the bestselling/Radio 2 Book Club choice THE ONE
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If Orange is the New Black was to meet The Martian.
TOR.COM
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An intense, gripping sci-fi thriller
Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author
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One Way is what would happen if the crime and sci-fi genres got together and had a baby. Deeply immersive, chilling and atmospheric enough that you will believe yourself under a cold Martian sky. An utterly fabulous book!
Emma Kavanagh, bestselling author of FALLING and HIDDEN
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S.J. Morden's Agatha-Christie-in-space thriller accelerates to warp speed and becomes an engrossing whodunnit . . . The red planet was never bloodier.
FINANCIAL TIMES
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One Way is a great adventure story . . . It is also a great account and record of human endurance in the face of brutal, cruel and greedy authoritarian control
Forbidden Planet
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A cracking read. A compelling vision of the near future inhabited by well motivated characters. It's a thrilling tale that grabs you and whips along to the very last breathless page.
Adam Hamdy, author of PENDULUM
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Morden knows his stuff when it comes to space travel, the depiction of life on Mars is fascinating, and there's something chilling about the idea of being so far from home and so utterly beyond rescue.
SCIFINOW
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One Way is a taut and claustrophobic hard SF thriller. Morden does a fantastic job of ratcheting up the tension like oxygen escaping from a pressurised Martian habitat
Gavin Smith
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Twists and a series of betrayals abound along with much technical rigour and a strong touch of irony, making this a great, involving read.
CRIME TIME
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One Way is a tense and dramatic thriller that entertains from beginning to end
SFBook Reviews
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An exciting Mars-based thriller.
A NOVEL HAUL
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One Way is a superb high-stakes SF murder mystery novel that paints a vivid and intense picture of a genuine effort to inhabit Mars . . . immensely enjoyable
Always Trust In Books
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There is a satisfying hint of Andy Weir's The Martian.
CONCATENATION
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A blend of classic mystery, Orange is the New Black and Andy Weir's The Martian, One Way is a science-fiction thriller like no other.
WATERSTONES.COM
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A tense and claustrophobic murder-mystery-on-Mars
James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of NOMAD
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It's the gripping sense of believable physical experience in a wholly alien landscape that grabs the attention and brings the writing to vivid life
THE CRACK MAGAZINE
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One Way delivers a compulsive, claustrophobic story where there is literally no way out and nowhere to hide.
SF CROWSNEST
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Details
- Author
- S.J. Morden
- Narrator
- William Hope
- Duration
- 12 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 10 April 2018
- ISBN
- 9781409174790
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Adventure fiction, Science fiction
Synopsis
A murder mystery set on the frozen red wastes of Mars.Eight astronautsOne killerNo way home+++WE STAND AT THE DAWN OF A NEW ERAFrank Kittridge is serving life for murdering his son's drug dealer. So when he's offered a deal by Xenosystems Operations - the company that runs the prison - he takes it, even though it means swapping one life sentence for another.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE ALIVE He's been selected to help build the first permanent base on Mars. Unfortunately, his crewmates are just as guilty of their crimes as he is - and he'll have to learn to trust them if they're to succeed.THE FUTURE OF SPACE TRAVEL IS IN SAFE HANDSAs the convicts set to work on the frozen wastes of Mars, the accidents multiply. Until Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all . . .XENOSYSTEMS OPERATIONS: MAKING DREAMS A REALITYThere's a murderer amongst them, and everyone's a suspect.Read by William Hope(p) 2018 Orion Publishing Group
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