Exiles

A thrilling slice of thought-provoking old-school science fiction horror – David Nobakht * 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 upPacy, taut and full of twists – Dave Golder * SFX *A taut and terrifying thriller – Lisa Tuttle * Guardian *In a word, magnificent – Ali Karim * 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 EYESTaut 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 ROADIn 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 TANTRUMThe 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

Mason Coile was 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.

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