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The Martian Chronicles meets True Grit as Annabelle and her robot sidekick seek revenge in the wild Martian landscape after a violent robbery leaves her father injured and imprisoned in this incredible debut novel.
New Galveston, Mars, 1931.
In the settlement of New Galveston, Mars, fourteen-year-old Annabelle, her robot Watson, and her father live in relative peace in the Martian frontier, known as the Strange.
When a violent robbery has devastating consequences, leaving her father injured and imprisoned, Anabelle and Watson set out on a quest for revenge. As she hunts for those responsible for her father’s plight, Anabelle is confronted by the unforgiving conditions of the Strange, other humans radicalized by desperation, and the physical and mental repercussions of her own actions.
New Galveston, Mars, 1931.
In the settlement of New Galveston, Mars, fourteen-year-old Annabelle, her robot Watson, and her father live in relative peace in the Martian frontier, known as the Strange.
When a violent robbery has devastating consequences, leaving her father injured and imprisoned, Anabelle and Watson set out on a quest for revenge. As she hunts for those responsible for her father’s plight, Anabelle is confronted by the unforgiving conditions of the Strange, other humans radicalized by desperation, and the physical and mental repercussions of her own actions.
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"Sophie Amoss nails the soft Texas accent of the main character in Ballingrud's first novel, which takes place on Mars in 1931...Amoss shines in her ability to maneuver between characters, including a British robot."
"Ballingrud stretches the boundaries of the genre by employing these grand worlds."
"The most enjoyable novel I've read in years, no contest. Before The Strange, I never realized I wanted to be marooned on the dustbowl of Mars, joining an epic quest through ghost towns haunted by the living. Ballingrud is already a master of literary horror, his short stories consistently brilliant. But in his page-turner of a debut novel, that talent radiates brighter than ever before."