#180 in Horror
Exiles
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Our view
“Exiles” is an unsettling blend of science fiction and horror built on a sharp premise: robots on Mars that have started to believe things. Mason Coile’s human crew reaches a half-wrecked base to find the three machines split into camps and one of them missing. For some readers the shocks and twists make it a headlong read, though they wish it had one more chapter to settle things.
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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 7.1 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 56 | 100% |
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