Exiles
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About the book
The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is missing. In this barren, hostile landscape where even machines have nightmares, the astronauts will need to examine all the stories--especially their own--to get to the truth.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 48 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 21% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 48 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ARC Review: From NetGalley Release Date: 9-16-25 Authors: Mason Coile; Andrew Pyper No Spoilers First, I want to thank NetGalley for allowing me to read this in advance. As promised, I will give you my honest review. This book is amazing! The book hooked me from the beginning. It held my attention the entire time. This is a fast-paced science fiction quick read. The book is about a crew sent to Mars to prepare the first-ever colony. Once they arrive, they find their base half-destroyed, and their three robots sent to set up in disarray. All kinds of stuff are going on y’all.…”
“I could not read this book fast enough! There were so many dramatic things happening at the same time with jump scares and twists! However, it just needed an epilogue (or just one more chapter) for me to give it 5 Stars instead of 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! ”
“Having read William, (also by Mason Coile), last year, and been suitably creeped out by it (robot doll on a tricycle, anyone?), I was hoping for more of the same with Exiles. Reader, I was not disappointed. 🤖 The year is 2030. Mission Commander Blake and his crew of two, engineer Kang and medic Gold, are en route to Mars. This is not an exploration, these three will be the first settlers on the colony. Three bots have been sent ahead of them, to ready the base for human inhabitation. 🤖 You can take it as a given that all is not well on the red planet. There's a sinister threat at the bas…”
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What is Exiles rated?
7.9 out of 10, from 48 reader ratings across 1 independent sources.
Is Exiles worth reading?
Readers give it 7.9/10 from 48 ratings in open sources.