Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)

by Emma Newman

From Emma Newman, the award-nominated author of Between Two Thorns, comes a novel of how one secret withheld to protect humanity's future might be its undoing...

Renata Ghali believed in Lee Suh-Mi's vision of a world far beyond Earth, calling to humanity. A planet promising to reveal the truth about our place in the cosmos, untainted by overpopulation, pollution, and war. Ren believed in that vision enough to give up everything to follow Suh-Mi into the unknown.

More than twenty-two years have passed since Ren and the rest of the faithful braved the starry abyss and established a colony at the base of an enigmatic alien structure where Suh-Mi has since resided, alone. All that time, Ren has worked hard as the colony's 3-D printer engineer, creating the tools necessary for human survival in an alien environment, and harboring a devastating secret.

Ren continues to perpetuate the lie forming the foundation of the colony for the good of her fellow colonists, despite the personal cost. Then a stranger appears, far too young to have been part of the first planetfall, a man who bears a remarkable resemblance to Suh-Mi.

The truth Ren has concealed since planetfall can no longer be hidden. And its revelation might tear the colony apart...

• ISBN10: 1473223857
• ISBN13: 9781473223851
• Publish Date: 22 February 2018 (first published 3 November 2015)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Gollancz
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

*looks at the cover again, sees what the artist did there, applauds*

The story could have a sequel, though it is pretty complete as it stands.

Twenty-two years ago, based on a vision from a friend, Renata Shali went on a expedition to another planet. Now Ren works as the colony's printer engineer, keeping the resources of the colony going, she holds a pivotal role, after all almost everything they use is from the printers. She has issues and problems but nothing that she can't deal with, honest.

They are certain that they are the only ones on the planet, but then a man comes walking towards them and things will never be the same again.

It's messy and complicated and very, very interesting.

[empressbrooke]

I'm really glad I read this one. The main character ends up being so unexpectedly human in this strange alien environment that she's found herself in.