Before, After, Alone, Emma Newman
Before, After, Alone, Emma Newman
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Before, After, Alone
A Planetfall Universe short story collection

Author: Emma Newman

Narrator: Emma Newman

Unabridged: 5 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/30/2023

Synopsis

Acclaimed author Emma Newman returns to her Planetfall universe with a collection of ten short stories set before, during and after the four interconnected novels of the Hugo-nominated Planetfall series.From a shipwreck survivor struggling to appease the monster keeping him trapped on an island, to an elderly woman at risk from being declared a non-person, each story offers a new glimpse into this dark near-future setting. This collection features stories that focus on some of the characters from the novels, including Arnolfi (Before Mars), Travis and Carl (After Atlas and Atlas Alone) and Mack (Planetfall).A must-read for any fans of Planetfall, After Atlas, Before Mars and Atlas Alone.Praise for the Planetfall universe"Exceptionally Engaging" - The Washington Post"Newman writes with exquisite precision of grief, divided loyalties, and the struggle for self-actualization… gripping and sorrowful." - Publishers weekly"Gripping, thoughtful science-fiction in the vein of Tiptree or Crispin. Unique, timely and enthralling… absolutely beautiful." - Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author

About Emma Newman

Emma Newman is a professional audiobook narrator and an award-winning writer of short stories, novels, and novellas in multiple speculative fiction genres. She cowrote and hosted the Alfie and Hugo Award-winning podcast Tea and Jeopardy. Emma is a keen role-player, gamer, painter, and designer-dressmaker.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fraser on April 12, 2024

Like most short story collections I’ve read, my interest varied from story to story—and though all are set in the same world and have a broad overarching theme to them, didn’t really build out or drill down into what interested me about the main series. Probably because the strength, for me, was in......more

Goodreads review by Cecilia on July 05, 2023

This book was a disappointment for me! I liked the Planetfall series and expected something along the same lines, but the short stories here were uninspiring and felt very flat. They didn't come with any surprises or meaning to them so I am really surprised that this book got such good reviews.......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on December 09, 2023

Stories focusing on kindness and taking pleasure in making things by hand. The one about the bear made me cry a bit. Was great to revisit the Planetfall universe.......more

Goodreads review by James on December 03, 2024

3.5 stars. Some reasonably interesting stories from the Planetfall universe. Worth a read if you've read the others in the series (as I have), which are excellent.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on October 01, 2023

One of Emma Newman's great strengths as an author is to show her readers how life looks from another persons point of view. Which makes it all the more powerful when we begin to realise what's really going on in their life - because how things look from their perspective is very different! She does t......more

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