Atlas Alone
Atlas Alone by Emma Newman, published by Penguin on April 16, 2019, is a 320-page novel set in the Planetfall universe. This installment follows Dee, who grapples with her anger towards those responsible for the nuclear strike that devastated Earth. As she seeks to uncover the identities of those accountable, Dee immerses herself in a new gaming experience designed to help her escape her trauma, only to find herself entangled in a web of reality and virtual consequences.
In this narrative, Dee’s journey intertwines themes of vengeance and survival as she navigates the complexities of her situation. The story delves into her psychological struggles and the moral dilemmas she faces when a character in the game mirrors a real-world death linked to her past. As she uncovers plans for a future colony, Dee confronts the harsh reality that saving humanity may require her to risk everything she has left. This edition offers readers a blend of science fiction, crime, and psychological elements, inviting them to explore the depths of human emotion and the consequences of one’s actions.
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Hugo Award winner Emma Newman returns to the captivating Planetfall universe with a novel about vengeance and the lengths to which one will go to save the future of humanity.
Six months after she left, Dee is struggling to manage her rage toward the people who ordered the nuclear strike that destroyed Earth. She’s trying to find those responsible, but she’s not getting very far alone.
A dedicated gamer, Dee is endeavoring to discover a mersive good enough to enable her to escape her trauma. When she is approached by a designer who asks her to play test his new game, she hopes it will be what she needs—but it isn’t like any mersive she’s played before. When a man suddenly dies in the real world, she realizes that at the same time in the game, she killed a character who bears a striking resemblance to the dead man—a man she discovers was one of those responsible for the death of millions on Earth.
Disturbed, but thinking it must be a coincidence, Dee continues the hunt for information. But when she finds out the plans for the future colony, she realizes that to save what is left of humanity, she might have to do something that risks what remains of her own.
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