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Mars One
  • Published: 23 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529950045
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 672

Mars One

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Tr. Paperback
28 Apr 2026
EBook
23 Apr 2026
Audiobook
23 Apr 2026
Hardback
23 May 2026
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I Am Pilgrim meets The Martian meets Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow in this fast-paced action-adventure thriller that asks the question: what is the cost of human progress, and are we willing to pay the price?

Alyssa Wright is about to lead the most ambitious space exploration mission in history: a one-way journey to Mars. But two weeks out from launch, she is horribly injured. Left behind on the planet she’d hoped to escape for ever, Alyssa becomes obsessed with the ongoing Mars One mission and uncovers what she believes to be a conspiracy that could put the very lives of her crew at risk.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, a young coder goes missing, leaving behind a cryptic message for his sister, Jia: destroy my hard drives, protect my cat. Forced to flee the violent forces pursuing her, Jia realises that her brother must have uncovered a dark, dangerous secret – and now, Jia is the only person who can save him.

At the same time, millions of kilometres away, as the Argo continues to race towards Mars, the crew must grapple with the emotional fall-out of leaving the rest of their species behind. But when small mistakes and minor malfunctions turn into a disastrous spacewalk, they are forced to ask themselves a terrifying question: is there a saboteur on board?

These three strands collide in a breathless, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that takes the reader from the besieged city of Hong Kong, across the plastic-choked waters of the North Pacific Gyre, to the barren plains of the Kazakh Steppe, and out into the depths of space, asking: what is the cost of human progress, and are we willing to pay the price?
  • Published: 23 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529950045
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 672
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About the author

Charlotte Robinson

Charlotte Robinson is a writer and television producer. After graduating from Exeter University with a degree in English, Charlotte started working as a runner in the television industry, where she perfected the art of making teas and coffees on a wide variety of programmes before moving into drama production and becoming a script editor and story producer on shows such as FORTITUDE (Sky), THE TUNNEL (Sky), and Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s best-selling novel THE POWER. Recently, Charlotte story produced both series of Steven Knight’s upcoming A THOUSAND BLOWS for Disney+ and produced the final three episodes of series two. When she is not producing or working on her own writing, Charlotte is found devouring novels, or playing darts with a pint in hand. She lives in her home county of Essex with her husband and two cats, Merry and Pippin – who have three eyes between them.
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Praise for Mars One

Charlotte Robinson is a story genius!

Naomi Alderman, bestselling author of The Power

With the tension of a launch-pad countdown and the intrigue of an international spy thriller, Mars One is an explosive debut novel that’s out of this world. I genuinely felt I’d left earth behind and was heading towards Mars with the characters… that’s the litmus test of great writing. Charlotte Robinson is one to watch.

Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal

Epic in scope and wildly entertaining, Mars One is a rocket-fuelled debut that kept me glued to the pages and constantly guessing. Perfect for fans of The Martian and Gravity, I absolutely loved it!

C.M. Ewan, bestselling author of Safe House

Explosive... an immersive near-future space thriller.

Sunday Express

Mars One is a brilliant new addition to the ‘don’t go to Mars’ genre spawned by Andy Weir’s The Martian. Part LeCarré, part Armageddon it’s one of those books that manages to range all over the map and never lose pace or sight of the story. Deftly written, tightly plotted, the perfect book to read on holiday whilst congratulating yourself with every page that you did not book a ticket on a rocket to anywhere.

Simon Toyne, bestselling author of Solomon Creed

When disaster does strike, Mars One becomes a unique locked room murder mystery in a small capsule hurtling through space, in addition to a tense thriller and an examination of how humans manage to cope with unbelievable stress.

Irish Independent

This gripping near-future thriller is an impressive debut. It’s beautifully and propulsively written…a brilliant novel that includes a little bit of everything, and does it well.

SFX